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Property rights and market frictions: Evidence from the universe of land dispute files in China

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  • Zhu, Jiong

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This research demonstrates how securing land property rights can mitigate frictions in rural land rental markets, specifically in the form of landlord-tenant disputes. By combining a comprehensive data set of land rental dispute records, farm-level panel data, and complete agricultural firm registration data, we find that rental disputes decreased following China's land titling reform. We corroborate this finding by distinguishing between property rights-related disputes (e.g., ownership ambiguity, boundary issues, or expropriation) and contractual enforcement disputes (e.g., rent collection). Further analysis reveals that the effect is particularly pronounced in rental agreements between farmers and agricultural firms, especially those involving non-local entities.

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  • Zhu, Jiong, 2027. "Property rights and market frictions: Evidence from the universe of land dispute files in China," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:deveco:v:184:y:2027:i:c:s0304387826001744
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103891
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    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture

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