Credit and Land Contracting: A Test of the Theory of Sharecropping

Choice of a share vs. fixed rent land rental contract has figured prominently in the theory of industrial organization. This theory tells us that, while a share contract is inefficient in a first-best world, it may be the preferred option under second-best conditions. It has thus predicted the exist...

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Main Authors: Das, N. (Author), De Janvry, A. (Author), Sadoulet, E. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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