The effects of monetary policy on real estate investment in China: a regional perspective

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 368-379

  Wei, Yigang ^a,b   Lam, Patrick T I ^a   Chiang, Yat Hung ^a   Leung, Barbara Y P ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Monetary policy; Real estate investment; Transmission channels; Unbalanced regional markets; Uneven policy effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925941314     PISSN: 1648715X     EISSN: 16489179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1648715X.2014.971087     Document Type: Article

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