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 transf...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:sfu:sfudps:dp17-14 2023-05-15T16:14:20+02:00 Property rights on First Nations’ reserve land Fernando M. Aragon Anke Kessler http://www.sfu.ca/econ-research/RePEc/sfu/sfudps/dp17-14.pdf unknown http://www.sfu.ca/econ-research/RePEc/sfu/sfudps/dp17-14.pdf preprint ftrepec 2020-12-04T13:31:14Z 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 do not find significant effects on household income nor employment outcomes. Instead, we document a sizeable increase in non-Aboriginal population. Our findings suggest that some caution is warranted when discussing the potential economic benefits of property rights reforms for First Nations’ communities. First Nations, property rights, lawful possession 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 do not find significant effects on household income nor employment outcomes. Instead, we document a sizeable increase in non-Aboriginal population. Our findings suggest that some caution is warranted when discussing the potential economic benefits of property rights reforms for First Nations’ communities. First Nations, property rights, lawful possession |
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