Do Land Market Restrictions Hinder Structural Change in a Rural Economy? : Evidence from Sri Lanka

This paper analyzes the effects of land market restrictions on structural change from agriculture to non-farm in a rural economy. This paper develops a theoretical model that focuses on higher migration costs due to restrictions on alienability, an...

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Main Authors: Emran, M. Shahe, Shilpi, Forhad J., Shilpi, Forhad
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
LAW
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25713612/land-market-restrictions-hinder-structural-change-rural-economy-evidence-sri-lanka
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23625

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