Region-specific Estimates of the Determinants of Real Estate Investment in China

Urban Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 741-755

  Mak, Stephen ^a   Choy, Lennon ^a   Ho, Winky ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT LOCATION; LAND MARKET; PANEL DATA; PLANNING PRACTICE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 84857537523     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098011407093     Document Type: Article

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