TABLE 11

Regression of Agricultural Productivity on Principal Components Tenure Insecurity Measures

PCA1PCA2PCA3
Perceived tenure insecurity−0.0790 (0.0750)−0.160* (0.0883)−0.395*** (0.123)
Female−0.0579 (0.102)−0.0590 (0.102)−0.0633 (0.101)
Male non-household head0.0806 (0.137)0.0798 (0.136)0.0981 (0.137)
Age0.000541 (0.00215)0.000491 (0.00215)0.000660 (0.00214)
Literate0.123 (0.0780)0.126 (0.0782)0.128 (0.0781)
Plot size−0.209*** (0.0256)−0.210*** (0.0255)−0.210*** (0.0255)
Length of tenure0.00271 (0.00274)0.00268 (0.00272)0.00254 (0.00271)
Irrigation0.211 (0.140)0.213 (0.140)0.210 (0.139)
Household resides on the parcel−0.0685* (0.0376)−0.0681* (0.0374)−0.0694* (0.0372)
Lowland terrain0.607*** (0.0951)0.608*** (0.0952)0.607*** (0.0952)
Sloped terrain−0.0281 (0.111)−0.0250 (0.111)−0.0252 (0.112)
Household size0.0102 (0.00765)0.0103 (0.00764)0.0102 (0.00757)
Log of nonagricultural household income−0.00881 (0.00683)−0.00831 (0.00685)−0.00757 (0.00692)
Log of number of cattle−0.0822*** (0.0305)−0.0807*** (0.0305)−0.0749** (0.0303)
Constant6.498*** (0.161)6.539*** (0.163)6.535*** (0.163)
Number of observations4,1584,1584,158
R-squared0.2790.2790.282
Mean of perceived tenure insecurity variable0.1950.3130.126
Implied agricultural productivity loss5.0%5.0%
  • Note: Clustered standard errors in parentheses. Commune-level dummy coefficients omitted.

  • * p < 0.1;

  • ** p < 0.05;

  • *** p < 0.01.