A model of housing in the presence of adjustment costs: A structural interpretation of habit persistence

American Economic Review

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 474-495

  Flavin, Marjorie ^a   Nakagawa, Shinobu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BANK OF JAPAN   (Japan)

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EID: 41849109538     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.98.1.474     Document Type: Article

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