Abstract Using the data of CHARLS2011 and 2015 and the information of the agricultural departments in each province and city, this paper adopts the perspective of rural households and the Propensity Score Matching in its examination of how rural land right verification affect farmland transfer. The results show that the rural land right verification reduces the possibility of outward transfer of farmland by 7.3%. The area of outward transfer of farmland per household is also reduced by 0.66 acres while the rent of outward transferred farmland per acre is increased by 44.9 yuan per year. The possibility of inward transfer of farmland is increased by 1% but the transfer area and rent are not affected. To establish an efficient agricultural land transfer market, it requires more than the rural land right verification. The acceleration of the education of professional farmers and development of agricultural modernization is also needed to make sure a combined effect of the market construction, farmers education and industrial optimization.
2018, Vol. 35 
