Uncertainty, expectations and behavioural aspects of housing market choices

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-235

  Marsh, Alex ^a   Gibb, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural economics; Expectations; Market choices; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MARKET; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856897210     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: 16512278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14036096.2011.599182     Document Type: Article

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