This paper analyses the determinants of, and mechanisms behind, local moving activity by existing households. This is done using a three-step procedure that is not used in prior studies of residential mobility. The procedure combines information on observed moving choices, stated causes of moves...

Consumer satisfaction with utility services has received increased attention from firms, consumer associations, regulators and governments since the 1990s. Evidence is mounting that consumers in specific socio-economic groups express lower satisfaction levels than their peers, at least, in some...

Augmenting consumer welfare was a key justification behind the reform of utilities from the 1980s. But, three decades later, evidence is mounting that consumer satisfaction with household utilities is quite uneven. Moreover, governments, regulators and international organizations are...

Hurricane Katrina induced hundreds of thousands of New Orleans citizens to evacuate and relocate to different neighborhoods. Some of these evacuees moved to neighborhoods with poverty rates lower than the one they left in New Orleans. With survey data on a small sample of black Katrina evacuees...

The main aim of the paper is to present the methodological basis of housing transactions which uses duration analysis and Cox' proportional hazards model. The study will take into consideration single episodes with one starting point (the purchase of a flat on the resale market) and one final...

Infolge gesellschaftlicher und ökonomischer Veränderungen hat der Anteil der Doppelverdienerhaushalte in Deutschland deutlich zugenommen. Aufgrund ihrer verschiedenen Arbeitsplätze haben Doppelverdiener spezifische Anforderungen an einen gemeinsamen Wohnstandort, die in vielen Fällen...

The main aim of the paper is to present the methodological basis of housing transactions which uses duration analysis and Cox' proportional hazards model. The study will take into consideration single episodes with one starting point (the purchase of a flat on the resale market) and one final...

As result of public housing reform and welfare reform, the operating environment of public housing authorities has changed significantly. Given these policy initiatives, housing mobility programs represent viable strategies for providing public housing residents with access to economically...

Literature on neighborhood effects on health largely employs non-experimental study designs and does not typically test specific neighborhood mediators that influence health. We address these gaps using the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) housing voucher experiment. Research has documented both...

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...