The GSE implicit subsidy and the value of government ambiguity

Real Estate Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 465-486

  Passmore, Wayne ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 23944438468     PISSN: 10808620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6229.2005.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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