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Testing for long-run convergence across regional house prices in the UK: a pairwise approach

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Testing for long-run convergence across regional house prices in the UK: a pairwise approach. / Abbott, Andrew James; De Vita, Glauco.
In: Applied Economics, Vol. 45, No. 10, 09.12.2011, p. 1227-1238.

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Abbott AJ, De Vita G. Testing for long-run convergence across regional house prices in the UK: a pairwise approach. Applied Economics. 2011 Dec 9;45(10):1227-1238. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2011.613800

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Abbott, Andrew James ; De Vita, Glauco. / Testing for long-run convergence across regional house prices in the UK : a pairwise approach. In: Applied Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 45, No. 10. pp. 1227-1238.

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