Land reform may be an effective means of reducing poverty in many developing countries where policy efforts have recently embraced a decentralized market-based approach to land redistribution. We use household panel data combined with a quasi-experimental program to assess the impact of a joint Malawi/World Bank land program on household well-being. Double difference and matching methods are used to address identification sources of bias. Results point to average positive effects on several productive outcomes of beneficiaries, while no effects are found with respect to access to social services. There is also evidence of heterogeneous effects by gender and inheritance systems.

Mendola, M., Simtowe, F. (2015). The welfare impact of land redistribution: Evidence from a quasi-experimental initiative in Malawi. WORLD DEVELOPMENT, 72, 53-69 [10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.02.010].

The welfare impact of land redistribution: Evidence from a quasi-experimental initiative in Malawi

MENDOLA, MARIAPIA
Primo
;
2015

Abstract

Land reform may be an effective means of reducing poverty in many developing countries where policy efforts have recently embraced a decentralized market-based approach to land redistribution. We use household panel data combined with a quasi-experimental program to assess the impact of a joint Malawi/World Bank land program on household well-being. Double difference and matching methods are used to address identification sources of bias. Results point to average positive effects on several productive outcomes of beneficiaries, while no effects are found with respect to access to social services. There is also evidence of heterogeneous effects by gender and inheritance systems.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Community-based rural land development program; Land reform; Malawi; Program evaluation
English
2015
72
53
69
reserved
Mendola, M., Simtowe, F. (2015). The welfare impact of land redistribution: Evidence from a quasi-experimental initiative in Malawi. WORLD DEVELOPMENT, 72, 53-69 [10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.02.010].
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
5.WD.pdf

Solo gestori archivio

Tipologia di allegato: Publisher’s Version (Version of Record, VoR)
Dimensione 760.8 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
760.8 kB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10281/152259
Citazioni
  • Scopus 38
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 36
Social impact