Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
CLTS Working Papers,
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Centre for Land Tenure Studies
No 1/12: The Role of Land Certification in Reducing Gender Gaps in Productivity in Rural Ethiopia
Mintewab Bezabih (), Stein Holden () and Andrea Mannberg ()
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Mintewab Bezabih: Department of Economics, University of Sussex, Postal: Mantell Building, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RF, UK
Stein Holden: Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Postal: P.O. Box 5033, 1432 Ås, Norway
Andrea Mannberg: Department of economics, Umeå university, Postal: SE-90187 Umeå
Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of a low cost and restricted rights land certification program on the productivity of female-headed households. The analysis is based on plot level panel data from the East Gojjam and South Wollo Zones in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. The results suggest a positive and significant effect of certification on plot-level productivity, particularly on plots rented out to other operators. In addition, the results show that certification has different impacts on male and female productivity with female-headed households gaining significantly more and with zonal differences in the effectiveness of certification impacts.
Keywords: Ethiopia; Female Headed Households; Productivity; Land Market; Certification
48 pages, First version: September 1, 2012. Revised: October 10, 2019.
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