Homeownership in an uncertain world with substantial transaction costs

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 881-896

  Smith, Margaret H ^a   Smith, Gary ^b  

^a SmithFinancialPlace   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION ANALYSIS; HOMEOWNERSHIP; LAND TENURE; MODELING; RENT CONTROL;

EID: 34848906854     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2007.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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