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Wealth differences across borders and the effect of real estate price dynamics: evidence from two household surveys
Mathä, Thomas Y.; Porpiglia, Alessandro; Ziegelmeyer, … - European Central Bank - 2014
Crossing borders, be it international or regional, often go together with price, wage or indeed wealth discontinuities …. This paper identifies substantial wealth differences between Luxembourg resident households and cross-border commuter … households despite their similar incomes. The average (median) net wealth difference is estimated to be €367,000 (€129,000) and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011067203
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Does Low Wealth Constrain Long-Distance Migration? Evidence from the NLSY79 Cohort
McHenry, Peter - Department of Economics, College of William & Mary - 2012
Although long-distance migration can be very beneficial, some families may have too little wealth (or liquidity) to … (NLSY79) to assess whether wealth holdings directly influence migration decisions in the U.S. I focus on long …. Contrary to a liquidity constraint story, I find consistently that plenty of people with low and even negative wealth move, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010625278
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The Impact of Czech Commuters on the German Labour Market
Moritz, Michael - In: Prague Economic Papers 2011 (2011) 1, pp. 40-58
In the process of European integration, regions close to a border are especially affected by labour market liberalisation. Using data from the IAB employment subsample (IABS) and the employment register (BeH) for the period before and after the opening of the border between Germany and the Czech...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922884
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Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain
Gonzalez, Libertad; Ortega, Francesc - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2009
We estimate empirically the effect of immigration on house prices and residential construction activity in Spain over the period 1998-2008. This decade is characterized by both a spectacular housing market boom and a stunning immigration wave. We exploit the variation in immigration across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317962
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Immigration and Housing Booms: Evidence from Spain
Gonzalez, Libertad; Ortega, Francesc - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We estimate empirically the effect of immigration on house prices and residential construction activity in Spain over the period 1998-2008. This decade is characterized by both a spectacular housing market boom and a stunning immigration wave. We exploit the variation in immigration across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029646
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Immigration and housing booms: Evidence from Spain
Luna, Libertad González; Ortega, Francesc - Department of Economics and Business, Universitat … - 2009
We estimate empirically the effect of immigration on house prices and residential construction activity in Spain over the period 1998-2008. This decade is characterized by both a spectacular housing market boom and a stunning immigration wave. We exploit the variation in immigration across...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005029665
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Structure and distribution of household wealth: An analysis based on the HFCS
Caju, Ph. Du - In: Economic Review (2013) II, pp. 41-62
The total financial wealth of households can be deduced from the financial accounts, and their total real wealth can be … reveal little about the distribution of wealth among households. That requires microeconomic survey data. The Household … first wave of that survey to analyse the structure and distribution of household wealth. Regarding household assets, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011272836
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Low-income housing in high-amenity areas: Long-run impacts on residential development
Thorsnes, Paul; Alexander, Robert; Kidson, David - Department of Economics, School of Business - 2011
Centre-left governments from the 1940s into the 1970s developed several large areas in the urban fringe of Dunedin, New Zealand for low-density, mostly single-family public rental housing. The public housing in these areas is now accessible, well endowed with natural amenities, and allocated to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552489
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Migration Patterns in Pakistan: Preliminary Results from the PLM Survey, 1979
Mohammad, Irfan; Demery, Lionel; Ghulam Mohammad, Arif; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1983
This paper reports some preliminary results of the PLM survey, as they relate to migration flews in Pakistan. Section II reviews the implications of the data collection methodology, and is followed (in Section III) by an analysis of the major flows of internal migration. Section IV deals...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110506
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Housing and the Household Wealth Portfolio: The Role of Location
Kohler, Marion; Smith, Kylie - Reserve Bank of Australia - 2005
, which tend to result in higher income and wealth for urban households. In addition, there may be a number of non … locations. Using a recent cross-section of wealth data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005423528