Rent control rationing and community composition: Evidence from Massachusetts

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Sims, David P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

rent control; residential segregation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958162567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2613     Document Type: Article

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