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Is Accra a Superstar City?

A recent study of house price behavior in U.S. cities by Gyourko, Mayer, and Sinai (2006) raises questions about so-called superstar cities in which housing is so inelastically supplied that it becomes unaffordable, as higher-income families outbid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Buckley, Robert M., Mathema, Ashna S.
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVERSE EFFECTS
ADVERSE SELECTION
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ANNUAL INFLATION RATE
ASSET PRICING
BALANCE SHEETS
BANKING SECTOR
BANKS
BENCHMARKING
BORROWING
CALCULATION
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL FLIGHT
CAPITAL GAINS
CASH TRANSFERS
CITIES
CITY SIZE
COMMUNITIES
COMPETITIVENESS
COST INCREASES
COST OF LIVING
COUNTRYSIDE
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIRECT INVESTMENT
DIRECT INVESTMENTS
DISCOUNT RATE
EARNINGS
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC ORDER
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ECONOMICS
ELASTICITY
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EQUATIONS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL SECTORS
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
GDP
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
HOMEOWNERSHIP
HOUSE PRICES
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSES
HOUSING
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
HOUSING CENSUS
HOUSING CONDITIONS
HOUSING COSTS
HOUSING DEMAND
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING FINANCE
HOUSING MARKET
HOUSING MARKETS
HOUSING PRICES
HOUSING PROBLEMS
HOUSING SUPPLY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME ELASTICITY
INCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INCREASE
INCOME LEVELS
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
LABOR MARKETS
LAND DEVELOPMENT
LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND USE
LARGE CITIES
LIVING CONDITIONS
LIVING COSTS
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL NEWSPAPER
LOCALITIES
LOW INCOME
LOW-INCOME
LOWER INCOME
LOWER INCOMES
LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8891391/accra-superstar-city
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7521

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