Contract theory and mortgage foreclosure moratoria

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-96

  Jaffe, Austin J ^a   Sharp, Jeffery M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contract theory; Economics of contracts; Mortgage foreclosure moratoria; Mortgages

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444444031     PISSN: 08955638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00127767     Document Type: Article

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