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Move out of the land: certification and migration in China

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  • Bingyu Huangfu
  • Xuwen Gao
  • Xinjie Shi
  • Songqing Jin

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Motivated by the emphasis on securing property rights as an important tool for the efficient allocation of resources, including land and labour, we use three rounds of China Rural Household Panel Survey data to assess the impact of a land certification programme (LCP) on the labour and land allocation in rural China. We find that the LCP results in increased rural–urban migration, more active land rental markets, as well as higher household income and consumption in rural China. These effects vary with age and are larger for younger individuals and households with heads aged 50 years or younger. Improving property rights could be a central task for the Chinese government to tackle issues related to labour and land misallocation.

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  • Bingyu Huangfu & Xuwen Gao & Xinjie Shi & Songqing Jin, 2024. "Move out of the land: certification and migration in China," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 51(4), pages 927-966.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:51:y:2024:i:4:p:927-966.
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