Between investment, asset and use consumption: The meanings of homeownership in Japan

Housing Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-251

  Ronald, Richard ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Commodities; Consumption; Homeownership; Japan

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MARKET; INVESTMENT; MICROECONOMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 41149165350     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030801893099     Document Type: Article

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