Lobbying, political competition, and local land supply: Recent evidence from Spain

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 10-19

  Solé Ollé, Albert ^a   Viladecans Marsal, Elisabet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Land use regulations; Political economy; Urban growth controls

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052254258     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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