The effects of trust and land administration on economic outcomes: Evidence from Vietnam

Duc Anh Dang, Kim Khoi Dang, Vuong Anh Dang and Thi Lan Vu
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Food Policy, 2020, vol. 94, issue C

Abstract: This paper examines how the interaction of social trust and institutions, such as land administration, affects household economic decisions in Viet Nam. Using a panel dataset of rural households from 2008 to 2014, we show that negative consequences of the duration of land administration on agricultural investment have been lower in rural households with higher level of trust. Higher-trust households, when facing higher barrier from land administration, tend to invest more on agricultural land compared to low-trust households where household heads are male. We also find that high-trust households enhance land property rights when facing obstacles from land administration.

Keywords: Trust; Land administration; Agricultural investment; Viet Nam (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K4 O13 O53 Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.101813

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