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
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 806
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
- Thema
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home, amenities, and contributions of private households
income, taxes, and social security
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Backhaus, Teresa
Gebers, Kathrin
Schröder, Carsten
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
- (wo)
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Berlin
- (wann)
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2015
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Backhaus, Teresa
- Gebers, Kathrin
- Schröder, Carsten
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Entstanden
- 2015