arbiter
JournalsAccount

Land Property Rights and Investment Incentives in Movable Farm Assets: Evidence from Post-Soviet Central Asia

Zafar Kurbanov et al.

Comparative Economic Studies2025https://doi.org/10.1057/s41294-024-00251-zarticle
AJG 1ABDC B
Weight
0.44

Abstract

We examined whether perceived land rights—use, management, transfer, and tenure security—are associated with investment in movable farm assets. Using micro-level data from crop-specialized farmers in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, we distinguish investment incentives linked to tenure security, transferability, and decision-making autonomy (use and management rights). Comparing market-oriented versus government-controlled contexts provides insights into differential role of land rights on investment behavior. Our findings underscore significant investment incentives linked to use and management rights rather than tenure security or transferability. Moreover, we reveal how country-specific institutional contexts influence the effectiveness of these land rights in stimulating agricultural investments.

3 citations

Open via your library →

Cite this paper

https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41294-024-00251-z

Or copy a formatted citation

@article{zafar2025,
  title        = {{Land Property Rights and Investment Incentives in Movable Farm Assets: Evidence from Post-Soviet Central Asia}},
  author       = {Zafar Kurbanov et al.},
  journal      = {Comparative Economic Studies},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1057/s41294-024-00251-z},
}

Paste directly into BibTeX, Zotero, or your reference manager.

Flag this paper

Land Property Rights and Investment Incentives in Movable Farm Assets: Evidence from Post-Soviet Central Asia

Flags are reviewed by the Arbiter methodology team within 5 business days.

Evidence weight

0.44

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13
M · momentum0.57 × 0.15 = 0.09
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

† Text relevance is estimated at 0.50 on the detail page — for your query’s actual relevance score, open this paper from a search result.