An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of the First Nations Land Management Act and the Consequences of Adoption

This thesis provides an overview of the key institutional changes associated with the FNLMA, by highlighting the main differences between the Indian Act and land codes. This thesis then identifies two research questions that require further empirical assessment. First, this thesis investigates which...

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Main Author: Chen, Ying
Other Authors: Deaton, B. James
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Guelph 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10214/8825
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spelling ftunivguelph:oai:atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca:10214/8825 2023-11-05T03:41:58+01:00 An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of the First Nations Land Management Act and the Consequences of Adoption Chen, Ying Deaton, B. James 2015-05-06 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10214/8825 en eng University of Guelph http://hdl.handle.net/10214/8825 All items in the Atrium are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. First Nation Land Management Act probit model Difference in Differences method Propensity score matching method Land property rights Thesis 2015 ftunivguelph 2023-10-08T06:08:58Z This thesis provides an overview of the key institutional changes associated with the FNLMA, by highlighting the main differences between the Indian Act and land codes. This thesis then identifies two research questions that require further empirical assessment. First, this thesis investigates which factors influence whether a First Nation will adopt the FNLMA using The probit and ordered-probit models. The findings suggest that the distance to an urban center and the proportion of First Nation Band population living on reserve are important factors. Second, two statistical techniques (difference-in-differences method and propensity score matching method) were used to assess the effect of the FNLMA on better economic outcomes. The results show no significant evidence of economic gains associated with the FNLMA participation. This finding may be the result of the low numbers of First Nations who have implemented the land codes and the limited time for land codes to have effect. Thesis First Nations University of Guelph: DSpace digital archive
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topic First Nation Land Management Act
probit model
Difference in Differences method
Propensity score matching method
Land property rights
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probit model
Difference in Differences method
Propensity score matching method
Land property rights
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An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of the First Nations Land Management Act and the Consequences of Adoption
topic_facet First Nation Land Management Act
probit model
Difference in Differences method
Propensity score matching method
Land property rights
description This thesis provides an overview of the key institutional changes associated with the FNLMA, by highlighting the main differences between the Indian Act and land codes. This thesis then identifies two research questions that require further empirical assessment. First, this thesis investigates which factors influence whether a First Nation will adopt the FNLMA using The probit and ordered-probit models. The findings suggest that the distance to an urban center and the proportion of First Nation Band population living on reserve are important factors. Second, two statistical techniques (difference-in-differences method and propensity score matching method) were used to assess the effect of the FNLMA on better economic outcomes. The results show no significant evidence of economic gains associated with the FNLMA participation. This finding may be the result of the low numbers of First Nations who have implemented the land codes and the limited time for land codes to have effect.
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title An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of the First Nations Land Management Act and the Consequences of Adoption
title_short An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of the First Nations Land Management Act and the Consequences of Adoption
title_full An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of the First Nations Land Management Act and the Consequences of Adoption
title_fullStr An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of the First Nations Land Management Act and the Consequences of Adoption
title_full_unstemmed An Economic Analysis of Factors Influencing the Adoption of the First Nations Land Management Act and the Consequences of Adoption
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