Arbeitspapier

Evolution and determinants of rent burdens in Germany

The affordability of housing has become a major topic of discussion in Germany among both social scientists and the public at large. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we provide rent-income ratios over more than two decades and show how they change with households' disposable needs-adjusted income. We find a substantial increase in the ratios over the 1990s. In the decade that followed, they remained relatively constant. Moreover we find that rent-income ratios decrease in income at a decreasing rate, suggesting that rising square-meter prices put particular financial pressure on low-income households. Our analysis also indicates economies of scale from shared living space for multi-member households.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 806

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
Thema
home, amenities, and contributions of private households
income, taxes, and social security

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Backhaus, Teresa
Gebers, Kathrin
Schröder, Carsten
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
(wo)
Berlin
(wann)
2015

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Backhaus, Teresa
  • Gebers, Kathrin
  • Schröder, Carsten
  • Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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