(De Facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Land Tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa

Arbeitspapier

We study the role of proximity to historical ethnic borders in determining individual land ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an instrumental variable strategy, we document that individuals have a lower likelihood of owning land near historical ethnic borders. In particular, the likelihood of owning land decreases by 15 percentage points, i.e., about 1/3 of the mean rate of landownership, for rural migrants who move from 57km (90th percentile) to 2 km (10th percentile) from the border. This result aligns with the view that competition for land is stronger and property rights are weaker close to historical ethnic borders in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 16047

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions ; Economic History: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries: Africa; Oceania ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements ; Institutions and Growth ; Other Economic Systems: Political Economy; Legal Institutions; Property Rights; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Regional Studies ; Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment ; Natural Resources and Domestic and International Conflicts
• Thema: land ownership ; borders ; property rights ; historical homelands ; development ; Africa ; Voronoi Tessellation ; Thiessen Tessellation

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio ; Özak, Ömer
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2023

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/272674
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ