Immigration and housing: A spatial econometric analysis

Journal of Housing Economics

Volumn 35, Issue , 2017, Pages 13-25

  Mussa, Abeba ^a   Nwaogu, Uwaoma G ^b   Pozo, Susan ^c  

^a FARMINGDALE STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Central College   (United States)

^c WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Housing price; Housing rent; Immigration; Spatial model; Spillover effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008975698     PISSN: 10511377     EISSN: 10960791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhe.2017.01.002     Document Type: Article

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