Tenure security, human capital and soil conservation in an overlapping generation rural economy

Eskander, Shaikh M.S.U. and Barbier, Edward B. (2017) Tenure security, human capital and soil conservation in an overlapping generation rural economy. Ecological Economics, 135. pp. 176-185. ISSN 0921-8009

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Abstract

We develop an overlapping generation model of rural agricultural households to examine whether tenure security and subsistence needs influence the choice between unexploited topsoil and investment in children's human capital as the mode of transfer of wealth. A unique dataset from Bangladesh finds that tenure security is associated with greater topsoil conservation and lower human capital investment. Therefore, there exists a tradeoff between these two modes of transfer. We suggest that increased public expenditure on schooling, which substitutes private expenditure, may lower the pressure on land and soil resources.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09218...
Additional Information:	© 2017 Elsevier B.V.
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2017 14:41
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2024 07:23
Projects:	ES/K006576/1
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/69196

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