Do Land Market Restrictions Hinder Structural Change in a Rural Economy? : Evidence from Sri Lanka

Do Land Market Restrictions Hinder Structural Change in a Rural Economy? : Evidence from Sri Lanka

This paper analyzes the effects of land market restrictions on structural change from agriculture to non-farm in a rural economy. This paper develops a theoretical model that focuses on higher migration costs due to restrictions on alienability, an...

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Main Authors: Emran, M. Shahe, Shilpi, Forhad J., Shilpi, Forhad
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
SELF EMPLOYED
EMPLOYMENT
SOCIAL COSTS
RIGHTS
MOTIVATION
ECONOMIC GROWTH
PRODUCTION
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
CURRENT LABOR FORCE
STRUCTURAL CHANGE
INCOME
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
LABOR ALLOCATION
MARGINAL COST
INTEREST RATE
PROPERTY RIGHTS
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
INFORMATION
LABOR FORCE
PRODUCTION INCREASES
ELASTICITY
POLITICAL ECONOMY
ENGEL CURVE
EFFECTS
INCENTIVES
HEALTH
EQUILIBRIUM
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
VARIABLES
RURAL LABOR
MODELS
PRIVATE PROPERTY
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
MOBILITY OF LABOR
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
FERTILIZERS
PRODUCTION PROCESS
KNOWLEDGE
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
DEVELOPMENT
INELASTIC DEMAND
PRESENT VALUE
CHOICE
LABOR MARKET
COSTS
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
POPULATION GROWTH
RENT
DATA QUALITY
PRODUCTS
PRODUCTIVITY
ECONOMETRICS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
OPTIONS
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
CRITERIA
MARKETING
MARKETS
SMALLHOLDER AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH
HISTORY
LABOR
FARMERS
CONSUMER CHOICE
UTILITY
LAND DEVELOPMENT
MORTALITY
CROPS
FOOD PRODUCTION
FEMALE LABOR
LAND USE
UNEMPLOYMENT
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
CONSUMPTION
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
HUMAN CAPITAL
CAPITAL
WAGES
POLICIES
VALUES
DUAL ECONOMY
LABOR DEMAND
FAMILY
VALUE
GENDER
PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
CREDIT
DIVISION OF LABOR
DEMAND
UTILITY FUNCTION
ECONOMY
AGRICULTURE
PROPERTY
PRIVATE SECTOR
MEASUREMENT
TRANSACTION COSTS
ENVIRONMENT
LABOR MOBILITY
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
ECONOMICS
TERMS OF TRADE
EQUILIBRIUM WAGES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
TRADE
GOODS
LAND
LAND PRODUCTIVITY
THEORY
SECURITY
EDUCATION
INVESTMENT
MARKET EQUILIBRIUM
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
LABORERS
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
SUPPLY
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
LABOR SUPPLY
LAW
EQUILIBRIUM PRICES
BORROWING
WOMEN
AGRICULTURAL
INHERITANCE
ARBITRAGE
LABOR MARKETS
OUTCOMES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
ADVERSE EFFECTS
PRICES
LABOR REGULATIONS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
PUBLIC GOODS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25713612/land-market-restrictions-hinder-structural-change-rural-economy-evidence-sri-lanka
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23625

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25713612/land-market-restrictions-hinder-structural-change-rural-economy-evidence-sri-lanka
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23625

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