Impact of urban economic openness on real estate prices: Evidence from thirty-five cities in China

China Economic Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-54

  Wang, Songtao ^a   Yang, Zan ^a   Liu, Hongyu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Balassa Samuelson effect; China; Panel data; Quality of life; Real estate price; Urban economic openness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951680778     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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