Political connections and land-related investment in rural Vietnam

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Markussen, Thomas; Tarp, Finn
• 署名单位: University of Copenhagen; University of Copenhagen
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2014.01.011
• 发表日期: 2014
• 页码: 291-302
• 关键词: political connections; Informal networks; Land property rights; INVESTMENT; credit; Vietnam

摘要

This paper uses household panel data from rural Vietnam to explore the effects of having a relative in a position of political or bureaucratic power. Our results suggest that households increase their investment in land improvements due to such ties. Likely explanations are that connections to office holders strengthen de facto land property rights and access to both credit and transfers. Results also indicate that officials prefer to use informal rather than formal channels of redistribution to relatives. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.