House Prices and Credit Constraints: Making Sense of the US Experience

Economic Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 552, 2011, Pages 533-551

  Duca, John V ^a   Muellbauer, John ^b   Murphy, Anthony ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; HOUSING MARKET; MODELING; MORTGAGE LENDING; PRICE DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955898431     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2011.02424.x     Document Type: Article

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