The Effects of Land Redistribution: Evidence from the FrenchRevolution

This study exploits the confiscation and auctioning off of Catholic Churchproperty that occurred during the French Revolution to assess the role played bytransaction costs in delaying the reallocation of property rights in theaftermath of fundamental institutional reform. French districts with a gre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of law & economics 2021-05, Vol.64 (2), p.233-267
Hauptverfasser:	Finley, Theresa, Franck, Raphaël, Johnson, Noel D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century Agricultural production Catholics Confiscation French Revolution Inequality Land use Productivity Property rights Redistribution Transaction costs
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