Neighbourhoods, households and income dynamics: A semi-parametric investigation of neighbourhood effects

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-38

  Bolster, Anne ^a   Burgess, Simon ^a   Johnston, Ron ^a   Jones, Kelvyn ^a   Propper, Carol ^a   Sarker, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Income dynamics; Neighbourhood effects; Small scale neighbourhoods

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NEIGHBORHOOD;

EID: 33845909609     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbl013     Document Type: Article

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