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This paper uses the newly constructed Luxembourg Wealth Study data to document cross-country variation in homeownership … rates and the homeownership-income inequality among young households in Finland, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US, and … relate it to cross-country differences in mortgage market maturity. We find that aside from Italy, homeownership rates and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276611
This paper uses the newly constructed Luxembourg Wealth Study data to document cross-country variation in homeownership … rates and the homeownership-income inequality among young households in Finland, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US, and … relate it to cross-country differences in mortgage market maturity. We find that aside from Italy, homeownership rates and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014219952
This paper uses the newly constructed Luxembourg Wealth Study data to document cross-country variation in homeownership … rates and the homeownership-income inequality among young households in Finland, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US, and … relate it to cross-country differences in mortgage market maturity. We find that aside from Italy, homeownership rates and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631928
The homeownership rate in Germany is one of the lowest among advanced economies. To better understand this fact, we … analyze the role of three specific policies which discourage homeownership in Germany: an extensive social housing sector with … payments by owner-occupiers. We build a lifecycle model with uninsurable income risk and endogenous homeownership in order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761605
tenure choice by explicitly accounting for ethnic identity as a potential influence on the homeownership decision, using a … suggests that immigrants with a stronger commitment to the host country are more likely to achieve homeownership for a given …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272314
A wide range of aggregate data is used to examine the spatial variation in homeownership rates among a cross-section of … spatial dependence in homeownership levels. In addition to familiar demographic and socioeconomic variables, the regional … disparities in homeownership rates between eastern and western Germany as well as between rural, urbanized and agglomerated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274774
This paper examines the time varying dispersion in city house price levels across the four biggest euro area countries compared with those in the United States. Using available city-level data over the period 1987-2008, it tests for price convergence and analyses key factors explaining price...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003973532
A wide range of aggregate data is used to examine the spatial variation in homeownership rates among a cross-section of … spatial dependence in homeownership levels. In addition to familiar demographic and socioeconomic variables, the regional … disparities in homeownership rates between eastern and western Germany as well as between rural, urbanized and agglomerated …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011208
The article investigates the relationship between life satisfaction and homeownership in Germany using, SOEP data from … a significant interaction between homeownership and the condition of the dwelling as well as homeownership and the … homeowners and renters. -- homeownership ; housing ; subjective well-being ; life satisfaction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009374388
This article deals with income advantages derived from owner-occupied housing and their impact on the personal income distribution. Using micro-data from the British Household Panel Study (BHPS), the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), and the US Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) we find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009660374