How do housing allowances affect rents? An empirical analysis of the French case

Journal of Housing Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-67

  Laferrère, Anne ^a   Le Blanc, David ^a  

^a Ctr de Rech Economie/Statistique   (France)

Author keywords

Matching estimators; Rental allowances; Subsidized housing

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144354323     PISSN: 10511377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhe.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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