Untitled: A Study of Formal and Informal Property Rights in Urban Ecuador

Jean Lanjouw and Philip Levy

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Abstract: In this paper we explore the substitutability of formal and informal property rights. We analyze new survey data from Ecuador, where households have both formal and informal claims to urban residential property. The latter come from a variety of sources, including the activity of a local boss, or organizer. We first develop a theory of the ability to sell or rent land in which a distinction is drawn between transferable property rights (e.g., title) and non-transferable claims (e.g., length of residence).

Keywords: ECUADOR; PROPERTY RIGHTS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D23 K11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 69 pages
Date: 1998
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