%0 Report
        %A Constant, Amelie F.
%A Roberts, Rowan
%A Zimmermann, Klaus F.
        %T Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership
        %D 2007
        %8 2007 Sep
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 3050
        %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3050
        %X 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.
        %K ethnicity
%K homeownership
%K immigration
%K immigrant integration
%K ethnic identity