Klaus Deininger|Daniel Ayalew Ali|Tekie Alemu
Assessing the Functioning of Land Rental Markets in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa University
although large theoretical literature discusses possible inefficiency sharecropping contracts empirical evidence phenomenon ambiguous best householdlevel fixedeffect estimates 8500 plots operated households sharecrop land ethiopian highlands provide support hypothesis marshallian inefficiency time factor adjustment model suggests extent rental markets allow households attain desired operational holding size limited analysis points toward factor market imperfections rental oxen lack alternative employment opportunities tenure insecurity possible reasons underlying outcome suggest rather worrying marshallian inefficiency attention broader environment policy framework within producers adjust optimum operational area warranted