Do the Elderly Reduce Housing Equity? An International Comparison

Posted: 14 Jul 2008

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Tullio Jappelli

University of Naples Federico II - Department of Economics and Statistics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Center for Studies in Economics and Finance - CSEF; CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)

Maria Concetta Chiuri

CSEF - University of Naples Federico II; Università degli Studi di Bari; CSEF - University of Naples Federico II - Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF)

Date Written: June 7, 2008

Abstract

We explore the pattern of elderly homeownership using microeconomic surveys of 15 OECD countries, merging 60 national household surveys on about 300,000 individuals. In all countries the survey is repeated over time, permitting construction of an international dataset of repeated cross-sectional data. We find that ownership rates decline considerably after age 60 in all countries. However, a large part of the decline depends on cohort effects. Adjusting for them, we find that ownership rates start falling after age 70 and reach a percentage point per year decline after age 75. We find that differences across country ownership trajectories are correlated with indicators measuring the degree of market regulations.

Keywords: Homeownership, Wealth Decumulation, Aging

JEL Classification: G2, R2

Suggested Citation

Jappelli, Tullio and Chiuri, Maria Concetta, Do the Elderly Reduce Housing Equity? An International Comparison (June 7, 2008). CFS Working Paper No. 2008/21 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1158448

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