Table 6 Factors Affecting the Plot the Landlord Decides to Rent Out
Dependent Variable (=1 if plot rented out, =0 if owner cultivated)(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
=1 if landlord views soil as good or very good0.11
(0.167)
0.02
(0.160)
=1 if topsoil is acidic
(<5.2 pH) in topsoil
−0.05
(0.156)
−0.04
(0.145)
Organic matter
(%) in topsoil
−0.07
(0.042)
−0.06
(0.043)
Phosphorus
(ppm) in topsoil
0.00
(0.003)
0.00
(0.003)
Fruit trees on the plot−0.49***
(0.121)
−0.51***
(0.120)
=1 if landlord perceives someone likely to challenge tenure status of plot0.29
(0.197)
0.33*
(0.182)
Landlord fixed effectsYesYesYesYesYes
R-squared0.0040.0180.0970.0160.137
Observations245245245245245
  • Note: Standard errors are in parentheses. Models include a constant and district-level FEs. Districts are not completely collinear with the rental-pair location because we found four cases of tenants and landlord pairs residing in different districts. The number of observations = 245, with 137 owner-operated plots and 108 rented-out plots.

  • ***, **, * Significance at the 1%, 5%, and 10% levels, respectively.