Downsize, Undermaintain, or Leave it as it is: Housing Choices of Elder Germans

Using German panel data from 1991 to 2008, I investigate housing consumption and homeownership of the elderly. Descriptive statistics reveal low mobility rates of elder Germans. Also, homeownership rates remain relatively stable in old age. Regression results for movers show that neither aging rente...

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Veröffentlicht in:	CESifo economic studies 2012-09, Vol.58 (3), p.570-598
1. Verfasser:	Keese, Matthias
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Economic models Germany Home ownership Housing Long term care insurance Older people Regression analysis Renovation & restoration Statistical analysis
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