An Institutional Economic Analysis of the Decision to Do-it-yourself in Housing Renovation

Urban Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1796-1816

  Peng, Ti Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DECISION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HOUSING MARKET; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 84878831122     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098012468343     Document Type: Article

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