What drives the global land rush?

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This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models are estimated using data on bilateral investment relationships, together with newly constructed indicators of agro-ecological suitability in areas with low population density as well as land rights security. Results confirm the central role of agro-ecological potential as a pull factor. In contrast to the literature on foreign investment in general, the quality of the business climate is insignificant whereas weak land governance and tenure security for current users make countries more attractive for investors. Implications for policy are discussed.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 3666

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment ; Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts
• Subject: land acquisition ; large-scale agriculture ; foreign investments agro-ecological potential ; land availability ; land governance ; property rights ; Agrarboden ; Direktinvestition ; Ausländisch ; Umweltschutz ; Eigentumsrecht ; Globalisierung ; Welt

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Arezki, Rabah ; Deininger, Klaus ; Selod, Harris
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2011

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/54929
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET