Efficiency pricing, tenancy rent control and monopolistic landlords

Economica

Volumn 70, Issue 278, 2003, Pages 223-232

  Basu, Kaushik ^a   Emerson, Patrick M ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; MONOPOLY; PRICE DETERMINATION; RENT CONTROL; RENTAL SECTOR;

EID: 0037653662     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.t01-1-00280     Document Type: Article

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