An econometric analysis of land development with endogenous zoning

Land Economics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 412-432

  Butsic, Van ^a   Lewis, David J ^b   Ludwig, Lindsay ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^c Industrial Economics Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; ERROR ANALYSIS; LANDOWNER; RURAL AREA; ZONATION;

UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 80053268755     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.87.3.412     Document Type: Article

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