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Love thy neighbours or do ethnic neighbourhood qualities matter? Ethnic price differentials in a multi-ethnic housing market

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Pages 20-39 | Received 10 Mar 2021, Accepted 15 Oct 2022, Published online: 11 Nov 2022

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