A Long-Run Model of Housing Affordability

Housing Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 1081-1103

  Meen, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

affordability; Econometric models; household formation; housing supply; housing tenure; migration

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; ECONOMETRICS; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; LABOR MARKET; MIGRATION; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; TENURE SYSTEM;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858310703     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2011.609327     Document Type: Article

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