Urban sprawl

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 177-200

  Nechyba, Thomas J ^a,b   Walsh, Randall P ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 12844269924     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330042632681     Document Type: Article

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