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Publication Date: July 2004
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Author(s): Dean Baker
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: Home improvement; House Price Index (HPI); Vacancy rate
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This paper shows that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York study attributing part of the increase in housing prices to lower interest rates is contradicted by available data.