Mortgage timing

Journal of Financial Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 292-324

  Koijen, Ralph S J ^a   Hemert, Otto Van ^b   Nieuwerburgh, Stijn Van ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bond risk premia; Household finance; Mortgage choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849133197     PISSN: 0304405X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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