Rent control and complete contract equilibria

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 711-743

  Skelley, Chris ^a  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Housing regulation; Optimal contracts; Rent control

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; RENTAL SECTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0032462040     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(98)00022-2     Document Type: Article

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