Insurance and Incentives in Sharecropping

Luis H. B. Braido ()

No CESifo Working Paper No. 1098, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo Group Munich

Abstract: This essay surveys some recent empirical works about sharecropping. The basic theoretical trade-offs are discussed in the introduction. Section 1 discusses the empirical research on resource allocation. This section is divided in two subsections: one studying the effects of tenure stability on land improvements, and another comparing the impact of different share rates on input use and farm productivity. Section 2 surveys works testing different arguments raised to explain the design of tenancy contracts. The essay then concludes with a brief summary discussing some important policy implications.

JEL-codes: C52 D82 O12 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2003
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