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In Southern Europe youngsters leave the parental home significantly later than in Northern Europe and United States. In this paper, we study the effect of a monthly cash subsidy on young adults' emancipation, family formation, and fertility. The subsidy, introduced in Spain in 2008, is...
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disappears when the immigration share reaches 50%. We conclude that discriminatory practices in the rental housing market …
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incidence depends on how housing prices, labor and other types of incomes as well as public services respond to property tax … that higher taxes are fully passed on to rental prices after three years. The pass-through is lower when housing supply is …
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spatial discontinuity in the ban. We document a spike in newly registered housing units, between the announcement and the …
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This paper establishes a simple theoretical framework which comprises key forces that shape the structure and interrelation of cities to study the interdependencies between urban evolution and the environment. We focus on the potential of the unfettered market forces to economize on emissions. A...
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Many developed countries have recently experienced sharp increases in home birth rates. This paper investigates the impact of home births on the health of low-risk newborns using data from the Netherlands, the only developed country where home births are widespread. To account for endogeneity in...
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This paper provides new evidence on the effect of school construction projects on home prices, academic achievement, and public school enrollment. Taking advantage of the staggered implementation of a comprehensive school construction project in a poor urban district, we find that, by six years...
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job search with liquid wealth accumulation and consumption of housing that can be rented, bought on credit, or sold. In … using NLSY data from 1978 until 2005. We find that more relaxed housing lending conditions, particularly lower downpayment …
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the importance of familial wealth for household wealth accumulation and housing wealth in particular. A back …-of-the-envelope calculation suggests that dynastic home equity increases housing wealth inequality among young adults by 20%. …
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-run SOEP panel data and consider the impact of all housing transitions, whether or not they involve a change in housing tenure … or geographical movement, on both life satisfaction and housing satisfaction. Controlling for individual characteristics … housing satisfaction. This latter is particularly large for renters who become homeowners and move geographically, and for …
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