Ethnic identity and immigrant homeownership

Immigrants are much less likely to own their homes than natives, even after controlling for a broad range of life-cycle and socio-economic characteristics and housing market conditions. This paper extends the analysis of immigrant housing tenure choice by explicitly accounting for ethnic identity as...

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Hauptverfasser: Constant, Amelie (VerfasserIn), Roberts, Rowan (VerfasserIn), Zimmermann, Klaus F. 1952- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Centre for Economic Policy Research 2007
Schriftenreihe:Discussion paper / Centre for Economic Policy Research 6490 : Labour economics
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Zusammenfassung:Immigrants are much less likely to own their homes than natives, even after controlling for a broad range of life-cycle and socio-economic characteristics and housing market conditions. This paper extends the analysis of immigrant housing tenure choice by explicitly accounting for ethnic identity as a potential influence on the homeownership decision, using a two-dimensional model of ethnic identity that incorporates attachments to both origin and host cultures. The evidence suggests that immigrants with a stronger commitment to the host country are more likely to achieve homeownership for a given set of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, regardless of their level of attachment to their home country.
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