On the political economy of urban growth: Homeownership versus affordability

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 6, Issue 1 D, 2014, Pages 154-181

  Ortalo Magné, François ^a   Prat, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

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EID: 84894082225     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.6.1.154     Document Type: Article

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