@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp16047,
            	author={Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio and Özak, Ömer},
            	title={(De Facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Land Tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa},
            	year={2023},
	month={Mar},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={16047},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp16047},
	abstract={We study the role of proximity to historical ethnic borders in determining individual land ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa. Following an instrumental variable strategy, we document that individuals have a lower likelihood of owning land near historical ethnic borders. In particular, the likelihood of owning land decreases by 15 percentage points, i.e., about 1/3 of the mean rate of landownership, for rural migrants who move from 57km (90th percentile) to 2 km (10th percentile) from the border. This result aligns with the view that competition for land is stronger and property rights are weaker close to historical ethnic borders in Sub-Saharan Africa.},
	keywords={Voronoi Tessellation;Africa;development;historical homelands;property rights;borders;land ownership;Thiessen Tessellation},
            }