Economic drivers of dwelling satisfaction: Evidence from Germany

International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-20

  Frank, Björn ^a   Enkawa, Takao ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Economic growth; Germany; Housing; Income; Social environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986165562     PISSN: 17538270     EISSN: 17538289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17538270910939538     Document Type: Article

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