Land tenure, investment incentives, and the choice of techniques: Evidence from Nicaragua

World Bank Economic Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 487-508

  Bandiera, Oriana ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; LAND TENURE; LIABILITY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 35848943917     PISSN: 02586770     EISSN: 1564698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wber/lhm005     Document Type: Article

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