Homevoters vs. leasevoters: A spatial analysis of airport effects

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-99

  Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M ^a   Maennig, Wolfgang ^b  

^a CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airport; Berlin; Homevoter; Leasevoter; Noise; Referendum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926433467     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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