Homes and cars: Why are the cycles in homes and consumer durables so similar?

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Leamer, Edward E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 64749108869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2243     Document Type: Article

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