Investigating behavioural impacts of poor neighbourhoods: Towards new data and analytic strategies

Housing Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 893-914

  Galster, George ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural impacts; Neighbourhoods; Non linearities; Selection; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

MOBILITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN SOCIETY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344121850     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267303032000135492     Document Type: Article

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