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This paper studies the role of pensions and income taxes in determining homeownership and household wealth. It provides … have similar incomes per capita but very different homeownership rates, with the US and Australia having much higher … homeownership compared to Germany. The question is to what extent the observed differences in homeownership are induced by national …
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children's reports of family or home characteristics rather than information provided by their parents. There is a well …'s occupation, parental education, and the number of books in the family home. Our results suggest that children's reports of their …
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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 … and SWB. It further discusses a variety of experiences and consequences of inequalities of wealth. Through the … availability of wealth data in recent international surveys, this volume explores the multiple relations between wealth and SWB …
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also display the estimated wealth levels of households. Based on international comparison and econometric techniques, it is …As significant part of national wealth, households' wealth is the central issue in both policy debate and academic … literature. Nevertheless, in Hungary little effort has been made so far to conduct thorough evaluation of households' wealth for …
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I study the implications of climate change and adaptation on housing and income, and wealth. I embed climate change in … redistributive, as it amplifies both income and wealth inequality. Low-income workers experience a relatively larger decline in … wealth rises. Furthermore, I find that adapting to climate change is more challenging for lowincome households who are …
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This study reviews the literature on the determinants of a country's homeownership rate including factors such as … methodologies. We emphasize that homeownership cannot be considered in a static framework. Rather, factors such as house price … capitalization effects and households' choices of household structure, mortgage loan-to-value ratio, and wealth accumulation must be …
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This study reviews the literature on the determinants of a country's homeownership rate including factors such as … methodologies. We emphasize that homeownership cannot be considered in a static framework. Rather, factors such as house price … capitalization effects and households' choices of household structure, mortgage loan-to-value ratio, and wealth accumulation must be …
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