We examine the extent to which markets enable the provision of housing finance across a wide range of countries. Housing is a major purchase requiring long-term financing, and the factors that are associated with well functioning housing finance systems are those that enable the provision of...

This paper presents a life-cycle simulation analysis of the interaction among savings decisions, housing purchase decisions, and the tax system in the United States and Japan. To investigate this issue, we first document the stylized fact that the typical Japanese household purchases a house...

Die Studie liefert einen Beitrag zur geschlechtersensiblen Prekarisierungs- und Aktivierungsforschung, indem die (Erwerbs)Orientierungen einer Gruppe untersucht wurde, die bislang wenig wissenschaftliche Aufmerksamkeit erfuhr. Die Zusammenlegung von Arbeitslosenhilfe und Sozialhilfe brachte...