Analysis of Neighbourhood Effects and Work Behaviour: Evidence from Paris

Housing Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-76

  Sari, Florent ^a  

^a ERUDITE   (France)

Author keywords

endogeneity bias; housing choice; housing economics; neighbourhood effects; residential segregation; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; PROBABILITY; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN HOUSING;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

EID: 84858331917     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2012.629642     Document Type: Article

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