Real Estate Brokers and Commission: Theory and Calibrations
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- Oz Shy, 2009. "Real estate brokers and commission: theory and calibrations," Working Papers 09-8, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
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Real estate brokers; Selling a house; Conflict of interest; Middleman; Commission; Price fixing; Loss aversion; L85;All these keywords.
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- L85 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Real Estate Services
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