Land titling and its effect on the allocation of public goods: Evidence from Mexico

Aurora Alejandra Ramírez-Álvarez

World Development, 2019, vol. 124, issue C, -

Abstract: In this paper, I study the effect of land ownership reforms in the allocation of local public goods in rural Mexico. I estimate the impact of acquiring dominio pleno, the private ownership of areas of land known as ejidos, on the allocation of local public goods (i.e., piped water and electricity). Using a first-differences matching estimator, I show that private property rights can be associated with lower growth of local public goods. During the period I study, there is lower growth in the percentage of households with access to water and electricity in dominio pleno ejidos. I suggest that this result is explained by a deteriorated role of the ejido leader, which is consistent with lower turnout rates in municipal elections observed in these areas.

Keywords: Latin American; Mexico; Property rights; Land reform; Ejido; Public goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: K4 O10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2019.104660

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