The Impact of the 1901 Land Title Deed Act on Bangkok\u2019s Urban Land Market<\/strong><\/p>\n King Chulalongkorn adopted a Western land code in 1901 as a part of a defensive strategy against Western colonial ambitions in Siam. The enactment of the 1901 Land Title Deed Act converted traditional secure usufruct rights to fully transferable private property rights with absolute exclusion rights. Using plot-level data collected from 9,840 Bangkok orchard land deeds issued in the 1880s, Jessica Vechbanyongratana of Chulalongkorn University analyzes the incidence of land transfers after the enactment of the 1901 land law. Her analysis shows that the shift from secure usufruct to transferable private property rights is associated with increased land transfers in Bangkok after 1901. Furthermore, the lifting of agricultural land use restrictions resulted in relatively more property transactions in non-agricultural areas and next to the river and roads, which were important for commerce and trade but not agriculture. During this Quantitative History Webinar, Jessica will explain how the adoption of a Western land code, driven by political reasons, had the unintended consequence of supporting the growth of new economic activities outside agriculture in Bangkok.<\/p>\n Discussant: Denggao Long (Professor of Economics, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University)<\/p>\n Live on Zoom on Thursday, February 22, 2024 <\/p>\n The Quantitative History (QH) Webinar Series aims to provide researchers, teachers, and students with an online intellectual platform to keep up to date with the latest research in the field, promoting the dissemination of research findings and interdisciplinary use of quantitative methods in historical research. The QH Webinar Series, now entering its fourth year, is co-organized by Centre for Quantitative History at the HKU Business School and International Society for Quantitative History in partnership with Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Series is now substantially supported by the Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. [AoE\/B-704\/22-R]). \u91cf\u5316\u6b77\u53f2\u7db2\u4e0a\u8b1b\u5ea7\u7cfb\u5217\u7531\u9999\u6e2f\u5927\u5b78\u9673\u5fd7\u6b66\u548c\u99ac\u99b3\u9a01\u6559\u6388\u806f\u5408\u767c\u8d77\uff0c\u65e8\u5728\u4ecb\u7d39\u524d\u6cbf\u91cf\u5316\u6b77\u53f2\u7814\u7a76\u6210\u679c\u3001\u4fc3\u9032\u540c\u4ec1\u4ea4\u6d41\uff0c\u63a8\u5ee3\u91cf\u5316\u65b9\u6cd5\u5728\u6b77\u53f2\u7814\u7a76\u4e2d\u7684\u61c9\u7528\u3002\u672c\u7cfb\u5217\u8b1b\u5ea7\u7531\u9999\u6e2f\u5927\u5b78\u7d93\u7ba1\u5b78\u9662\u91cf\u5316\u6b77\u53f2\u7814\u7a76\u4e2d\u5fc3\u548c\u570b\u969b\u91cf\u5316\u6b77\u53f2\u5b78\u6703\u627f\u8fa6\uff0c\u53ca\u9999\u6e2f\u4eba\u6587\u793e\u6703\u7814\u7a76\u6240\u5168\u529b\u652f\u6301\u3002\u5f9e2023\u5e74\u958b\u59cb\uff0c\u7cfb\u5217\u5f97\u5230\u4e2d\u570b\u9999\u6e2f\u7279\u5225\u884c\u653f\u5340\u7814\u7a76\u8cc7\u52a9\u5c40\u5353\u8d8a\u5b78\u79d1\u9818\u57df\u8a08\u5283\u7684\u91cd\u8981\u8cc7\u52a9 (\u9805\u76ee\u7de8\u865f[AoE\/B-704\/22-R])\u3002<\/p>\n Conveners:
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\n08:00 London | 15:00 Bangkok | 17:00 Tokyo | 19:00 Sydney<\/p>\nAbout the Quantitative History Webinar Series<\/h5>\n
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