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Patterns of Land Market Developments in Transition

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  • Johan F.M. Swinnen
  • Liesbet Vranken

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Transition countries provide a natural experiment to study the development of land markets. This paper provides survey-evidence of the variation in the development of land markets, identifies a series of patterns, and provides a set of hypotheses to explain these variations in land market development.

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  • Johan F.M. Swinnen & Liesbet Vranken, 2007. "Patterns of Land Market Developments in Transition," LICOS Discussion Papers 17907, LICOS - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, KU Leuven.
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