Arbeitspapier

Cross-country differences in homeownership: A cultural phenomenon?

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 cultural preferences regarding homeownership from the impact of institutions and economic factors, we investigate the homeownership decisions of second-generation immigrants 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
ISBN
978-3-95729-639-9

Erschienen in
Series: Deutsche Bundesbank Discussion Paper ; No. 40/2019

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Behavioral Finance: General‡
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Housing Demand
Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General
Thema
housing decisions
second generationmigrants
epidemological approach

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Huber, Stefanie J.
Schmidt, Tobias
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsche Bundesbank
(wo)
Frankfurt a. M.
(wann)
2019

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
20.09.2024, 08:23 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Huber, Stefanie J.
  • Schmidt, Tobias
  • Deutsche Bundesbank

Entstanden

  • 2019

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