The American mortgage in historical and international context

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 93-114

  Green, Richard K ^a   Wachter, Susan M ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 33645802987     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/089533005775196660     Document Type: Review

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