PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fenske, James
TI  - <em>L’Étranger:</em> Status, Property Rights, and Investment Incentives in Côte d’Ivoire
AID  - 10.3368/le.86.4.621
DP  - 2010 Nov 01
TA  - Land Economics
PG  - 621--644
VI  - 86
IP  - 4
4099  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/86/4/621.short
4100  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/86/4/621.full
SO  - Land Econ2010 Nov 01; 86
AB  - This study uses data from Côte d’Ivoire to show that “outsider” households have relatively small land holdings and less complete rights over land than locals. It then demonstrates a link between property rights and investment incentives by looking at the decision to leave land fallow. “Outsiders” fallow a smaller proportion of their land, indicating that their farms are left uncultivated for shorter periods. This is only partly explained by their incomplete property rights and relative land-poverty. These differences in investment patterns lead to lower yields per hectare. (JEL O12, Q15)