Land inheritance rules: theory and cross-cultural analysis

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization • Vol/Iss. 56 • Published In 2005 • Pages: 77-102 •

By Baker, Matthew, Miceli, Thomas J.

Abstract

This study presents a theory of land inheritance that "focuses on the incentives that land inheritence rules create for potential heirs" and tests this theory on a cross-cultural sample.

Samples
Sample Used	Coded Data	Comment
Standard Cross Cultural Sample (SCCS)	Other Researchers

Hypotheses (1)
Hypothesis	Supported
Controlling for technology and complexity, the predicted probability of a land market will have a negative impact on the likelihood that a fixed inheritance rule is observed (93).	Supported

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Land inheritance rules: theory and cross-cultural analysis

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization • Vol/Iss. 56 • Published In 2005 • Pages: 77-102 • Cite

By Baker, Matthew, Miceli, Thomas J.

Abstract

Samples

Hypotheses (1)

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization • Vol/Iss. 56 • Published In 2005 • Pages: 77-102 •