A structural econometric model of price discrimination in the French mortgage lending industry

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-134

  Gary Bobo, Robert J ^a,b   Larribeau, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discriminating monopoly; Mortgage loans; Price discrimination

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CONTRACTS; COSTS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAGES;

DISCRIMINATING MONOPOLY; MORTGAGE LOANS; PRICE DISCRIMINATION;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0346962780     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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