Measuring Risk on Investment in Informal (Illegal) Housing: Theory and Evidence from Pune, India

In this paper, we analyze a household's decision to invest in informal (illegal) housing in developing countries. Using a simple model of housing supply, we show that the difference in the rates of return on housing investment in the formal and informal sectors reflects the additional risk asso...

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Main Authors: Kapoor, Mudit, le Blanc, David
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5895

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