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Intrametropolitan Decentralization: Is Government Structure Capitalized in Residential Property Values?

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  • Stephen Billings & Thomas Thibodeau, 2011. "Intrametropolitan Decentralization: Is Government Structure Capitalized in Residential Property Values?," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 42(4), pages 416-450, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jrefec:v:42:y:2011:i:4:p:416-450
    DOI: 10.1007/s11146-009-9205-z
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    Keywords

    Government structure; Capitalization; Border matched repeat sales; H1; H21; R50;
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    JEL classification:

    • H1 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • R50 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - General

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