General Equilibrium Effects of Land Market Restrictions on Labor Market : Evidence from Wages in Sri Lanka
Taking advantage of a historical quasi-experiment in Sri Lanka, this paper provides evidence on the effects of land market restrictions on wages and its spatial pattern. The empirical specification is derived from a general equilibrium model that p...
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okr-10986-39422021-04-23T14:02:13Z General Equilibrium Effects of Land Market Restrictions on Labor Market : Evidence from Wages in Sri Lanka Emran, M. Shahe Shilpi, Forhad ACCESS TO EDUCATION AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME CETERIS PARIBUS CITIZENS CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRAINAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EQUITABLE ACCESS EQUITY IMPACTS FAMILY MEMBERS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH FACILITIES HEAVY VEHICLES HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIALIZATION INFECTION RATES INFORMATION SYSTEM INHERITANCE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND MARKETS LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND TENURE LOCAL ECONOMY LOW LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MALARIA MARITAL STATUS MIGRATION MOBILITY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLICY RESTRICTIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES RESETTLEMENT RESPECT ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROADS ROUTE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAVINGS SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPEEDS STREETS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ENGINEERING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING TRAVEL SPEED TRAVEL TIME TRUCKS TYPES OF ROADS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTERS URBAN HOUSING URBAN MIGRATION VEHICLE WAR YOUNG MEN Taking advantage of a historical quasi-experiment in Sri Lanka, this paper provides evidence on the effects of land market restrictions on wages and its spatial pattern. The empirical specification is derived from a general equilibrium model that predicts that the adverse effects of land market restrictions on wages will be less in remote locations. For identification, the study exploits the effects of historical malaria prevalence on the incidence of land restrictions through its effects on "crown land". During the 16th to early 20th centuries, areas severely affected by malaria were abandoned by households and the land was taken over by the government. These lands that were later distributed through resettlement programs are subject to sales, rental, and mortgage restrictions. The variations in the amount of crown land resulting from different intensity of historical malaria provide a source of exogenous variations in the incidence of land restrictions in a sub-district. The results show that land restrictions reduce wages substantially, and this effect is smaller in remote locations. A 1 percent increase in land restrictions reduces wages by about 6.6 percent at the median travel time from an urban center, and the effect becomes effectively zero after 6 hours of travel time. 2012-03-19T18:42:34Z 2012-03-19T18:42:34Z 2010-10-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101027083834 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3942 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5461 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia South Asia South Asia Asia Sri Lanka |
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ACCESS TO EDUCATION AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME CETERIS PARIBUS CITIZENS CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRAINAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EQUITABLE ACCESS EQUITY IMPACTS FAMILY MEMBERS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH FACILITIES HEAVY VEHICLES HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIALIZATION INFECTION RATES INFORMATION SYSTEM INHERITANCE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND MARKETS LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND TENURE LOCAL ECONOMY LOW LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MALARIA MARITAL STATUS MIGRATION MOBILITY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLICY RESTRICTIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES RESETTLEMENT RESPECT ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROADS ROUTE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAVINGS SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPEEDS STREETS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ENGINEERING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING TRAVEL SPEED TRAVEL TIME TRUCKS TYPES OF ROADS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTERS URBAN HOUSING URBAN MIGRATION VEHICLE WAR YOUNG MEN |
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ACCESS TO EDUCATION AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AVERAGE TRAVEL TIME CETERIS PARIBUS CITIZENS CULTURAL CHANGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRAINAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EQUITABLE ACCESS EQUITY IMPACTS FAMILY MEMBERS GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH FACILITIES HEAVY VEHICLES HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL INDUSTRIALIZATION INFECTION RATES INFORMATION SYSTEM INHERITANCE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LAND DEVELOPMENT LAND MARKETS LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND TENURE LOCAL ECONOMY LOW LABOR PRODUCTIVITY MALARIA MARITAL STATUS MIGRATION MOBILITY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLICY RESTRICTIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POPULATION GROWTH PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SERVICES RESETTLEMENT RESPECT ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROADS ROUTE RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL POVERTY SAFETY SAVINGS SOCIAL IMPACT SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPEEDS STREETS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ENGINEERING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING TRAVEL SPEED TRAVEL TIME TRUCKS TYPES OF ROADS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN URBAN CENTER URBAN CENTERS URBAN HOUSING URBAN MIGRATION VEHICLE WAR YOUNG MEN Emran, M. Shahe Shilpi, Forhad General Equilibrium Effects of Land Market Restrictions on Labor Market : Evidence from Wages in Sri Lanka |
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Taking advantage of a historical
quasi-experiment in Sri Lanka, this paper provides evidence
on the effects of land market restrictions on wages and its
spatial pattern. The empirical specification is derived from
a general equilibrium model that predicts that the adverse
effects of land market restrictions on wages will be less in
remote locations. For identification, the study exploits the
effects of historical malaria prevalence on the incidence of
land restrictions through its effects on "crown
land". During the 16th to early 20th centuries, areas
severely affected by malaria were abandoned by households
and the land was taken over by the government. These lands
that were later distributed through resettlement programs
are subject to sales, rental, and mortgage restrictions. The
variations in the amount of crown land resulting from
different intensity of historical malaria provide a source
of exogenous variations in the incidence of land
restrictions in a sub-district. The results show that land
restrictions reduce wages substantially, and this effect is
smaller in remote locations. A 1 percent increase in land
restrictions reduces wages by about 6.6 percent at the
median travel time from an urban center, and the effect
becomes effectively zero after 6 hours of travel time. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Emran, M. Shahe Shilpi, Forhad |
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Emran, M. Shahe Shilpi, Forhad |
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Emran, M. Shahe |
| title |
General Equilibrium Effects of Land Market Restrictions on Labor Market : Evidence from Wages in Sri Lanka |
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General Equilibrium Effects of Land Market Restrictions on Labor Market : Evidence from Wages in Sri Lanka |
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General Equilibrium Effects of Land Market Restrictions on Labor Market : Evidence from Wages in Sri Lanka |
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General Equilibrium Effects of Land Market Restrictions on Labor Market : Evidence from Wages in Sri Lanka |
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General Equilibrium Effects of Land Market Restrictions on Labor Market : Evidence from Wages in Sri Lanka |
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general equilibrium effects of land market restrictions on labor market : evidence from wages in sri lanka |
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2012 |
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