Land Accumulation Dynamics in Developing Country Agriculture |
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Authors: | Heath Henderson Leonardo Corral Eric Simning Paul Winters |
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Institution: | 1. College of Business and Public Administration, Drake Universityheath.henderson@drake.edu;3. Office of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC USA;4. Department of Economics, American University, Washington, DC USA |
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Abstract: | AbstractUnderstanding land accumulation dynamics is relevant for policy-makers interested in the economic effects of land inequality in developing country agriculture. We thus explore and simultaneously test the leading theories of micro-level land accumulation dynamics using unique panel data from Paraguay. The results suggest that farm growth varies systematically with farm size – a formal rejection of stochastic growth theories (that is, Gibrat’s Law) – and that titled land area may have considerable influence on land accumulation. Furthermore, our estimates indicate that a dualistic agrarian structure is the likely product of the unfettered operation of land markets. |
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