Accessing the Impact of Land Reform on Agricultural Production, the Case of Bone

We investigate the impact of land reform on the destruction of "Bone" and agricultural production in the arid regions in Iran. We employ the agricultural census collected in 1960 (1339) and 1971 (1350)-1974 (1353). Our empirical methodology is difference-in-difference. Results indicate that in regions with bone, the agricultural production has dropped due to the land reform of 1962 (1341)-1966 (1345). We interpret this finding due to destruction of the lord-peasant relationship which has had guaranteed investment in common sources like water provision system.  Besides the statistical contribution of this research, it lights on future research by firstly employing historical datasets in Iran. Moreover, future researches may study the general equilibrium effect of the land reform on the whole economy, and not just the agricultural sector.