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Housing search frictions : evidence from detailed search data and a field experiment
Bergman, Peter; Chan, Eric; Kapor, Adam - 2020
This paper shows that imperfect information about school quality causes low-income families to live in neighborhoods with lower-performing, more segregated schools. We randomized the addition of school quality information onto a nationwide website of housing listings for families with housing...
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Housing expenditures and income inequality
Dustmann, Christian; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Zimmermann, Markus - 2018
the relative costs of homeownership versus renting, changes in household structure, and residential mobility toward larger …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949393
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Determinants of immigrant homeownership : examining their changing role during the Great Recession and beyond
Mundra, Kusum; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2013
homeownership rates declined during this period, though some immigrants were less severely affected compared to natives. In this … crisis and increasing the probability of their homeownership. Specifically we examine to what extent birthplace networks …, savings, length of stay in the U.S., and citizenship status affect the probability of homeownership before the recession and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009763229
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Minority and immigrant homeownership experience : evidence from the 2009 American Housing Survey
Mundra, Kusum - 2013
homeownership experience during the recent housing boom and housing bust was not homogenous across all groups in the U.S. The recent … deterioration of underwriting practices and a boom in mortgage lending did not benefit minorities and immigrant homeownership in the … U.S. Blacks experienced significantly lower increase in homeownership than the whites but highest exit from …
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Making use of home equity : the potential of housing wealth to enhance retirement security
Bravo, Jorge Miguel Ventura; Ayuso, Mercedes; Holzmann, … - 2019
The demographic change underway, declining adequacy levels from traditional pay-as-you-go old-age social security systems, structural reforms in pension schemes and the reduction in the traditional family support have increased the need for additional private savings to cover the old age income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120692
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Housing satisfaction, homeownership and housing mobility : a panel data analysis for twelve EU countries
Diaz-Serrano, Luis (contributor) - 2006
"We investigate the determinants of housing satisfaction in twelve EU countries. To do so, we use panel data covering the period 1994-2001, which allows us to control for individual heterogeneity. We carry out separate estimates on the determinants of housing satisfaction for homeowners and for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003375230
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Directed search in the housing market
Albrecht, James W.; Gautier, Pieter; Vroman, Susan B. - 2009
In this paper, we present a directed search model of the housing market. The pricing mechanism we analyze reflects the way houses are bought and sold in the United States. Our model is consistent with the observation that houses are sometimes sold above, sometimes below and sometimes at the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003932400
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A longitudinal analysis of violence and housing insecurity
Diette, Timothy M.; Ribar, David C. - 2015
Violence and housing insecurity are horrible events that may be intertwined, with violence possibly forcing victims to abandon their accommodations and housing insecurity depriving people of the safety of a home or placing them in compromised circumstances. This study uses national, prospective,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011376249
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In need of a roof : pandemic and housing vulnerability
Mundra, Kusum; Uwaifo Oyelere, Ruth - 2022
Housing is a basic need and is intricately connected to a household's health and wellness. The current pandemic has exposed the housing vulnerability for certain subgroups of the population and further jeopardized these household's health and stability. Using the Household Pulse Survey launched...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013472032
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Neighborhood diversity and the appreciation of native- and immigrant-owned homes
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Sinning, Mathias G. - 2009
. -- International migration ; home-ownership ; decomposition analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003901993