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.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. TI 2022-009/II
- Klassifikation
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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
- Thema
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Housing Markets
Homeownership Rates
Cross-Country Heterogeneity
Cultural Transmission
Household Housing decisions
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Huber, Stefanie
Schmidt, Tobias
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Tinbergen Institute
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Amsterdam and Rotterdam
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2022
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Huber, Stefanie
- Schmidt, Tobias
- Tinbergen Institute
Entstanden
- 2022