(De facto) historical ethnic borders and land tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorDepetris-Chauvin, Emilio
dc.contributor.authorOzak, Omer
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:09:46Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:09:46Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractWe 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 57 km (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.
dc.description.funderFONDECYT Regular
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111921
dc.identifier.eissn1873-7374
dc.identifier.issn0165-1765
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111921
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/90172
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001301501300001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaEconomics letters
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectLand ownership
dc.subjectBorders
dc.subjectProperty rights
dc.subjectHistorical homelands
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectVoronoi tessellation
dc.subjectThiessen tessellation
dc.subject.ods02 Zero Hunger
dc.subject.ods15 Life on Land
dc.subject.ods13 Climate Action
dc.subject.ods01 No Poverty
dc.subject.odspa02 Hambre cero
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.subject.odspa13 Acción por el clima
dc.subject.odspa01 Fin de la pobreza
dc.title(De facto) historical ethnic borders and land tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen243
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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