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100			_aBardhan, Ashok Deo
245			_aHome equity conversion: prospects in India
260			_c2003
300			_ap.3209-212
362			_a26 Jul
520			_aIn a country where a large chunk of housing wealth sits idle, a thicker housing market will set into play many welfare enhancing factors, such as greater geographical mobility of labour, a national housing market, a spurt in new construction, spillover effects in a range of other industries and a general boost for the economy. The time is ripe for the well-established players in the housing finance sector to introduce these products. If necessary, the government could provide fiscal benefits to give an initial boost to such activity. - Reproduced.
650			_aHousing - India
650			_aHousing
700			_aBarua, Samir K.
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a57509
999			_c57509 _d57509