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