Alan de Brauw|Valerie Mueller
Do Limitations in Land Rights Transferability Influence Mobility Rates in Ethiopia?
International Food Policy Research Institute|International Food Policy Research Institute
migration considered pathway poverty many rural households developing countries national policies discourage households exploiting external employment opportunities distortion capital markets paper study whether specific distortion restrictions land transferability affects migration ethiopia find broadly define migration households better land rights slightly less likely send migrants however finding hold restricting focus employment migration although improved land transferability rights modest negative effect migration understanding barriers migration utmost importance given recent work highlights high earning potential nonagricultural sector ethiopia