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A tale of two sectors: Upward mobility and the private housing market in Singapore

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  • Deo Bardhan, Ashok
  • Datta, Rajarshi
  • Edelstein, Robert H.
  • Sau Kim, Lum

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  • Deo Bardhan, Ashok & Datta, Rajarshi & Edelstein, Robert H. & Sau Kim, Lum, 2003. "A tale of two sectors: Upward mobility and the private housing market in Singapore," Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier, vol. 12(2), pages 83-105, June.
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