Property rights on First Nations' reserve land
This paper examines the economic effects of existing private property rights on First Nations' reserves. We focus on three forms of land tenure regimes: lawful possession, designated land, and permits. These land regimes have been used to create individual land holdings, and grant secure and tr...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:12818 2024-04-14T08:11:34+00:00 Property rights on First Nations' reserve land Aragon, Fernando Kessler, Anke http://www.cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=12818 unknown http://www.cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=12818 preprint ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:26:08Z This paper examines the economic effects of existing private property rights on First Nations' reserves. We focus on three forms of land tenure regimes: lawful possession, designated land, and permits. These land regimes have been used to create individual land holdings, and grant secure and transferable rights of use of reserve land to band and non-band members. Using confidential Census micro-data and rich administrative data, we find evidence of improvements in home ownership and housing conditions, as well as increments in band's public spending. However, we find no significant impact on Aboriginal household income nor employment outcomes. Instead, we document that individual land holdings are associated with sizeable increases in the non-Aboriginal population. Our findings suggest that some caution is warranted when discussing the potential economic benefits of property right reforms for First Nations' communities. economic development; First Nations; institutions; Property rights Report First Nations RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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This paper examines the economic effects of existing private property rights on First Nations' reserves. We focus on three forms of land tenure regimes: lawful possession, designated land, and permits. These land regimes have been used to create individual land holdings, and grant secure and transferable rights of use of reserve land to band and non-band members. Using confidential Census micro-data and rich administrative data, we find evidence of improvements in home ownership and housing conditions, as well as increments in band's public spending. However, we find no significant impact on Aboriginal household income nor employment outcomes. Instead, we document that individual land holdings are associated with sizeable increases in the non-Aboriginal population. Our findings suggest that some caution is warranted when discussing the potential economic benefits of property right reforms for First Nations' communities. economic development; First Nations; institutions; Property rights |
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