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The present report presents new historical data based on country comparisons and research results regarding rent control and its long-term effect on the home ownership rate in 27 countries. Policy measures of rent control, protection against eviction, and housing space management have been...
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"This volume examines the impact of wealth on quality of life and subjective well-being (SWB). As wealth is related to economic, environmental and social features of societies, this volume serves as an important resource in understanding economic and SWB. It further discusses a variety of...
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Cross-country differences in homeownership rates are large and persistent over time, with homeownership rates ranging … from 40% in Switzerland to 80% in Spain. This paper investigates whether culture is a driving factor of the homeownership … decision, and could thus explain part of the cross-country differences in homeownership rates. To isolate the effect of …
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"Leading economist Josh-Ryan Collins argues that to understand the housing crisis, we must examine the 'doom loop' that exists between private home ownership and a lightly regulated commercial banking system. The only way out is to rethink how we structure our tax and financial systems and...
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In the shadow of homeownership and public housing, social policy through the regulation of private rental markets is a … rent control on the rise of homeownership as the dominant tenure during the 20th century. We find that both rent regulation … and rationing legislation effectively increased homeownership, but only up to a certain threshold. We suggest that the …
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