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In this paper we analyze if an `urban mortality penalty' exists for today's developing countries, repeating the history of industrialized nations during the 19th century. We analyze the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 19 Sub-Saharan African countries for differences in child and adult...
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Ahmedabad is often called an Indian ‘success story' in terms of economic urbanization, but it is also a city highly segregated along religious and caste lines, and a flashpoint in the 2002 Hindu–Muslim riots that left thousands dead. Most of the Muslim communities relocated after the...
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under-serviced slums, housing 30% of the total city population. All this is the result of a restrictive zoning regime that … private housing societies, operating without adhering to the modalities set for residential spaces. Islamabad also has 63 …
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Housing, particularly for low income urban households, is a long-standing challenge in India. In 2012, 96 per cent of … the all India urban housing shortage of 18.78 million was confined to low-income economic groups. This study empirically … examines three facets of urban India's housing demand using the latest available nationally representative household data on …
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That living conditions differ between urban and rural areas is often taken for granted. But what does it look like when we explore more manifest indicators of social exclusion and marginalization? Are these problems present also in rural areas? And if so, does the character of such problems...
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This paper investigates the differential impact of monetary policy on homeownership and housing returns among Black …-specific entries and exits of homeownership and housing returns for 140 metropolitan areas in the United States. Our findings reveal … significant heterogeneity: for minority households, one unit of monetary tightening leads to a 15% lower housing return and a 31 …
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This paper provides some background for the book, Handbook of Real Estate and Macroeconomics. It gives an overview of different chapters and how various themes and ideas can be connected. Directions for future research are also discussed.
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This paper provides some background for the book, Handbook of Real Estate and Macroeconomics. It gives an overview of different chapters and how various themes and ideas can be connected. Directions for future research are also discussed.
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