Why do farmers care about rented land?

Heidi Leonhardt, Michael Braito and Marianne Penker

No 14 (2019), FORLand Working Papers from Humboldt University Berlin, DFG Research Unit 2569 FORLand "Agricultural Land Markets – Efficiency and Regulation"

Abstract: Rental shares of agricultural land are increasing in many countries, as are soil degradation and erosion. Theory suggests that these trends may be correlated, yet empirical findings are ambiguous. This research investigates the relationship between land tenure and farmers' soil management and aims to disentangle the mechanisms involved. We survey Austrian crop farmers and find no differences in farmers' soil management practices between rented and owned land. We consider several explanatory factors such as contract details, landlord-tenant relationships, and plot characteristics and find that these are important factors mediating the conventionally assumed negative effect of cropland leasing on soil conservation.

Keywords: Property rights; Land ownership; Land rental; Soil conservation; Farmer behaviour; Landlord-tenant relationship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.18452/20941

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