RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Causes and Consequences of Perceived Land Tenure Insecurity: Survey Evidence from Burkina Faso
JF Land Economics
JO Land Econ
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 308
OP 327
DO 10.3368/le.92.2.308
VO 92
IS 2
A1 Linkow, Benjamin
YR 2016
UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/92/2/308.abstract
AB This paper uses unique household survey data to identify the sources of land tenure insecurity in Burkina Faso and estimate their economic impacts. We find that risk of land conflicts related to migrants and conflict related to former residents of the village returning to claim land are particularly costly, with high levels of perceived concern over both types of conflict associated with reductions in agricultural productivity of over 40%. We further estimate that the overall productivity impact of land tenure insecurity in the study area is 8.9%. Insecurity is driven by a range of factors, including wealth and social exclusion. (JEL O12, Q15)