Government intervention and land misallocation: Evidence from China

Cities

Volumn 60, Issue , 2017, Pages 323-332

  Huang, Zhonghua ^a   Du, Xuejun ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Government intervention; Land leasing; Land misallocation; Local government

Indexed keywords

INCENTIVE; INVESTMENT; LAND MARKET; LAND TENURE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PANEL DATA; PRICE DYNAMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 84993950793     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2016.10.006     Document Type: Article

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