The dynamics of housing allowance claims in Sweden: A discrete time-hazard analysis

European Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-29

  Chen, Jie ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Discrete time hazard; Duration dependence; Housing allowance

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; LABOR MARKET; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33645547668     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/146167106005855708     Document Type: Article

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