The non-linearity of hospitals’ proximity on property prices: experiences from Taipei, Taiwan

Journal of Property Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 341-361

  Peng, Ti Ching ^a   Chiang, Ying Hui ^b  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hospital; quantile regression; semi obnoxious facility; spline function; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PRICE DYNAMICS; PROPERTY MARKET; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 84944446375     PISSN: 09599916     EISSN: 14664453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09599916.2015.1089923     Document Type: Article

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