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Can land transfer relax credit constraints? Evidence from China

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  • Chen, Conghui
  • Liu, Bing
  • Wang, Ziyou

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Although many studies have examined what drives credit constraints and their negative impact, evidence on the mechanism of relaxing credit constraints is scarce. This paper explores effective solutions to help households improve their access to credit. Using the China Family Panel Studies data from 2018, we employ an endogenous switching probit model to examine whether and to what extent land transfer can ease credit constraints. We find that households that transfer their land in or out are, respectively, 31.4% or 21.4% less credit constrained than those that do not. Participation in land transfers can improve borrowers’ financial situations through income increases and pledging assets as collateral, alleviating both formal and informal credit constraints. Our results suggest that any government initiatives to promote the efficiency of land transfer to ease credit constraints can help boost economic growth in China.

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  • Chen, Conghui & Liu, Bing & Wang, Ziyou, 2023. "Can land transfer relax credit constraints? Evidence from China," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 122(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecmode:v:122:y:2023:i:c:s0264999323000603
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106248
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    Land transfer; Credit constraints; Collateral and income mechanism;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q14 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Finance
    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q24 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Land

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