Property Rights and Productivity: The Case of Joint Land Titling in Vietnam
研究了越南土地确权对农业生产率的影响，发现单独或夫妻联合持有土地证都能提高产量，联合确权不会牺牲效率，还能增强女性家庭议价能力。
This paper explores the effect of land titling on agricultural productivity in Vietnam and the productivity effects of single versus joint titling for husband and wife. Using a plot-fixed-effects approach our results show that obtaining a land title is associated with higher yields, for both individually and jointly held titles. We conclude that there is no tradeoff between joint titling and productivity, and so joint titles are potentially an effective way to improve women’s bargaining power within the household with no associated efficiency losses. <i></i>