The impact of rent controls in non-Walrasian markets: An agent-based modeling approach

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-491

  Bradburd, Ralph ^a   Sheppard, Stephen ^a   Bergeron, Joseph ^a   Engler, Eric ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; MARKET SYSTEM; MODELING; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENT CONTROL;

EID: 33746283085     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2006.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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