Is there an East European housing bubble?

Global Economy Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Shelburne, Robert C ^a   Palacin, Jose ^a  

^a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

East Europe; Housing; Housing bubble; Mortgage markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749016232     PISSN: 15245861     EISSN: 15245861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1524-5861.1209     Document Type: Article

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