Migration Pressure, Tenure Security, and Agricultural Intensification: Evidence from Indonesia
研究了印度尼西亚苏拉威西中部因迁移导致的人口压力如何促使农民采用正式土地所有权，进而增加农业投入和土地投资，对理解土地制度与农业发展的关系有参考价值。
We explore the role played by migration-induced population pressure for the endogenous adoption of formal land titles and subsequent investments in land in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Using original village- and household-level data we provide evidence that migration pressure increased the incentives to formalize landownership. The adoption of formal land rights was in turn associated with increased expenditures for agricultural inputs and investment in trees, terraces, ditches, and irrigation systems. We show that the availability of a demand-driven land titling system has been critical for increased agricultural intensification in this Indonesian setting. <i></i>