TABLE 9

Regression of Agriculture Productivity on Multiple Tenure Insecurity Measures

Tenure Insecurity MeasuresCoef.ControlsCoef.
Migration: somewhat0.0703
(0.0893)		Female−0.117
(0.0979)
Migration: serious−0.449**
(0.194)		Male non–household head0.105
(0.137)
Outsiders seeking nonagricultural land: somewhat−0.160
(0.0910)		Age0.00111
(0.00210)
Outsiders seeking nonagricultural land: serious0.276
(0.180)		Literate0.145*
(0.0759)
Former residents returning: somewhat−0.0134
(0.0759)		Plot size−0.209***
(0.0257)
Former residents returning: serious−0.334**
(0.128)		Length of tenure0.00229
(0.00277)
Inheritance: somewhat0.0655
(0.0810)		Irrigation0.208
(0.142)
Inheritance: serious0.118
(0.138)		Household resides on the parcel−0.0513
(0.0368)
Livestock damage: somewhat−0.0956
(0.0695)		Lowland terrain0.598***
(0.0969)
Livestock damage: serious0.0122
(0.0942)		Sloped terrain−0.0212
(0.113)
Water access: somewhat0.0101
(0.0823)		Household size0.0104
(0.00741)
Water access: serious−0.176
(0.115)		Log of nonagricultural household income−0.00686
(0.00706)
State expropriation: somewhat−0.0774
(0.0846)		Log of number of cattle−0.0708**
(0.0305)
State expropriation: serious0.0126
(0.0867)
Expropriation by villager: somewhat0.123
(0.0768)
Expropriation by villager: serious−0.0434
(0.0957)
Constant6.504***
(0.177)
Number of observations4,157
R-squared0.301

  • Note: Clustered standard errors in parentheses. Commune-level dummy coefficients omitted.

  • ↵* p < 0.1;

  • ↵** p < 0.05;

  • ↵*** p < 0.01.