Home price dynamics: A behavioural economy?

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 236-261

  Smith, Susan J ^a  

^a GIRTON COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal spirits; Behavioural economics; Efficient markets; Emotional economy; Home prices

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HOUSING MARKET; PRICE DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859119833     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: 16512278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14036096.2011.599179     Document Type: Article

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