@article {Deininger312, author = {Klaus Deininger and Daniel Ayalew Ali and Tekie Alemu}, title = {Impacts of Land Certification on Tenure Security, Investment, and Land Market Participation: Evidence from Ethiopia}, volume = {87}, number = {2}, pages = {312--334}, year = {2011}, doi = {10.3368/le.87.2.312}, publisher = {University of Wisconsin Press}, abstract = {While early attempts at land titling in Africa were often unsuccessful, factors such as new legislation, low-cost methods, and increasing demand for land have generated renewed interest. A four-period panel allows use of a pipeline and difference-indifferences approach to assess impacts of land registration in Ethiopia. We find that the program increased tenure security, land-related investment, and rental market participation and yielded benefits significantly above the cost of implementation. (JEL O13, Q15)}, issn = {0023-7639}, URL = {https://le.uwpress.org/content/87/2/312}, eprint = {https://le.uwpress.org/content/87/2/312.full.pdf}, journal = {Land Economics} }