Tenure Security, Resource Endowments, and Tree Growing: Evidence from the Amhara Region of Ethiopia
利用面板数据研究埃塞俄比亚农民在土地不能买卖或抵押、要素市场不完善的情况下，产权不安全感和家庭资源禀赋如何影响其是否种树以及种树数量。
We analyze roles of tenure insecurity and household endowments in explaining tree growing in Ethiopia, where farmers cannot sell or mortgage land and factor markets are imperfect. Unlike most other studies, we use panel data and examine determinants of the decision and intensity of tree growing. Unlike other studies, we compare the decision to keep trees and the decision to plant in the recent past. The results suggest that land-tenure insecurity influences the decision to grow trees but not the number of trees households grow. Household endowments, time, and location also explain tree growing by farmers. <i></i>