Investment in Housing in the United States : A Portfolio Approach; The Possible Effects of Changes in Tax Policy /

It is well known that the preferential tax treatment of housing induces an inefficient allocation of saving and investment. This paper analyzes, in a portfolio framework, how eliminating the deductibility of mortgage interest payments for federal income tax purposes might affect investment in housin...

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1. Verfasser: Andersson, Krister
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1990.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1990/099
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