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Liquidity constraints and housing prices: Theory and evidence from the VA Mortgage Program

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  • Vigdor, Jacob L., 2006. "Liquidity constraints and housing prices: Theory and evidence from the VA Mortgage Program," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 90(8-9), pages 1579-1600, September.
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