Arbeitspapier

Nevertheless, they persist: Cross-Country Differences in Homeownership Behavior

Cross-country differences in homeownership rates are large and persistent over time, with homeownership rates ranging from 44% in Switzerland to 83% in Spain. This paper investigates whether cultures-defined as behavioral attitudes passed across generations-may value homeownership differently, and could thus be a driving demand factor of the homeownership decision. To isolate the effect of cultural preferences regarding homeownership from the impact of other economic factors, we investigate second-generation immigrants' homeownership decisions in the United States between 1994 and 2017. Our findings indicate that cultural preferences for homeownership are persistent, transmitted between generations, and substantially influence the rent-versus-buy decision.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. TI 2022-009/II

Classification
Wirtschaft
Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
Behavioral Finance: General‡
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Housing Demand
Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General
Subject
Housing Markets
Homeownership Rates
Cross-Country Heterogeneity
Cultural Transmission
Household Housing decisions

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Huber, Stefanie
Schmidt, Tobias
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Tinbergen Institute
(where)
Amsterdam and Rotterdam
(when)
2022

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Huber, Stefanie
  • Schmidt, Tobias
  • Tinbergen Institute

Time of origin

  • 2022

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