State misallocation and housing prices: Theory and evidence from China

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2081-2107

  Wang, Shing Yi ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860404911     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.5.2081     Document Type: Article

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