The rental price of housing in New York City, 1830-1860

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 605-625

  Margo, Robert A ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; HOUSING PRICE; NEWSPAPER RECORDS; NINETEENTH CENTURY; RENTAL HOUSING; URBAN ECONOMY;

USA, NEW YORK, NEW YORK;

EID: 0030424760     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700016958     Document Type: Article

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