Do place-based policies reshape land ownership patterns?: An empirical study on impact of SEZs in India

Rajarshi Chowdhury, Simontini Das, Saikat Sinha Roy and Kunal Sen

No wp-2026-50, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on landholding inequality among Indian households. While existing studies have focused on growth, industrial performance and changes in structure following industrialization efforts, analyses of the impact of place-based industrialization on poverty and inequality in emerging market economies are rare in the existing literature.

Keywords: Landholding patterns; Land inequality; Special Economic Zones; Endogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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