Rational expectations and market fundamentals :Evidence from Hong Kong's boom and bust cycles

Journal of Property Investment & Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 9-22

  Hui, Eddie ^a   Lui, Tsz Ying ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Hong Kong; Housing; Marketing; Pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042786961     PISSN: 1463578X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635780210416237     Document Type: Article

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