Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala
Farm size and land allocation are important factors in explaining lagging agricultural productivity in developing countries. This paper examines the effect of land market imperfections on land allocation across farmers and aggregate agricultural productivity. We develop a theoretical framework to mo...
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| author | Britos, Braulio Hernandez, Manuel A. Robles, Miguel Trupkin, Danilo R. |
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| description | Farm size and land allocation are important factors in explaining lagging agricultural productivity in developing countries. This paper examines the effect of land market imperfections on land allocation across farmers and aggregate agricultural productivity. We develop a theoretical framework to model the optimal size distribution of farms and assess to what extent market imperfections can explain non-optimal land allocation and output inefficiency. We measure these distortions for the case of Guatemala using agricultural census microdata. We find that due to land market imperfections aggregate output is 19% below its efficient level for both maize and beans and 31% below for coffee, which are three major crops produced nationwide. We also observe that areas with higher distortions show higher land price dispersion and less active rental markets. The degree of land market distortions across areas co-variate to some extent with road accessibility, ethnicity, and education. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1412762025-10-26T13:01:45Z Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala Britos, Braulio Hernandez, Manuel A. Robles, Miguel Trupkin, Danilo R. efficiency yield gap land markets productivity market distortions Farm size and land allocation are important factors in explaining lagging agricultural productivity in developing countries. This paper examines the effect of land market imperfections on land allocation across farmers and aggregate agricultural productivity. We develop a theoretical framework to model the optimal size distribution of farms and assess to what extent market imperfections can explain non-optimal land allocation and output inefficiency. We measure these distortions for the case of Guatemala using agricultural census microdata. We find that due to land market imperfections aggregate output is 19% below its efficient level for both maize and beans and 31% below for coffee, which are three major crops produced nationwide. We also observe that areas with higher distortions show higher land price dispersion and less active rental markets. The degree of land market distortions across areas co-variate to some extent with road accessibility, ethnicity, and education. 2022-03 2024-04-12T13:37:36Z 2024-04-12T13:37:36Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141276 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134138 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148104 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150336 Open Access Elsevier Britos, Braulio; Hernandez, Manuel A.; Robles, Miguel; and Trupkin, Danilo R. 2022. Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala. Journal of Development Economics 155(March 2022): 102787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102787 |
| spellingShingle | efficiency yield gap land markets productivity market distortions Britos, Braulio Hernandez, Manuel A. Robles, Miguel Trupkin, Danilo R. Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala |
| title | Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala |
| title_full | Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala |
| title_fullStr | Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala |
| title_short | Land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity: Evidence from Guatemala |
| title_sort | land market distortions and aggregate agricultural productivity evidence from guatemala |
| topic | efficiency yield gap land markets productivity market distortions |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141276 |
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