Income elasticity of housing consumption in Hong Kong: A cointegration approach

Journal of Property Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 123-138

  Tse, Raymond Y C ^a   Raftery, John ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cointegration; Hong Kong; Housing expenditure; Income elasticity; Time series

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELASTICITY; HOUSING MARKET; INCOME;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0032795457     PISSN: 09599916     EISSN: 14664453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095999199368184     Document Type: Article

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