The Costs of Equal Land Distribution: The Case of the Israeli Moshavim
研究以色列合作村社的平等土地分配规则对总产出的影响，通过模拟四种分配方案，发现平等分配导致的产出损失小于其他方案带来的收入不平等。
Abstract Equal land distribution achieved by government policy may adversely affect aggregate output. Israeli moshavim (cooperative villages) operate under an equal land allocation rule. This study assesses the production and distributional consequences of three alternative hypothetical allocation rules: a free market allocation, a value‐maximizing policy of distributing land to current farmers, and a policy that maximizes value‐added without discrimination based on nativity or ethnicity. Production and supply functions are estimated using sample data on Israeli family farms. Then the four allocation rules are simulated. The output loss from distributing land equally is found to be modest compared to the income inequality generated by the other rules.