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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. TI 2022-009/II

Klassifikation
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
Housing Markets
Homeownership Rates
Cross-Country Heterogeneity
Cultural Transmission
Household Housing decisions

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Huber, Stefanie
Schmidt, Tobias
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Tinbergen Institute
(wo)
Amsterdam and Rotterdam
(wann)
2022

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Huber, Stefanie
  • Schmidt, Tobias
  • Tinbergen Institute

Entstanden

  • 2022

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