The objective of this paper is to provide microeconomic evidence for the so called “Oswald’s hypothesis”, which is whether homeownership results in negative outcomes in the labour market. In a first step, a multinomial logit model for the choice of tenure status is estimated. Estimated...

Dans la plupart des modèles de recherche, Le taux d'actualisation est un facteur important conditionnant la prise de décisions telles que le choix du salaire de réserve ou l'intensité de la recherche d’emploi. Les individus ayant une forte préférence pour le présent ne cherchent pas...

The objective of this paper is to provide microeconomic evidence for “Oswald’s hypothesis”, which is whether homeownership results in negative outcomes in the labour market. In a first step, a probit model for the choice of tenure status is estimated. The estimated probability of being a...