Housing Taxation and the Economic Benefits of Homeownership

Housing Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-279

  O'Sullivan, Anthony ^a   Gibb, Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homeownership; reform; taxation; UK

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING FINANCE; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING REFORM; MACROECONOMICS; MICROECONOMICS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; TAX SYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859698630     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2012.649470     Document Type: Review

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