TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Constant, Amelie F.
AU  - Roberts, Rowan
AU  - Zimmermann, Klaus F.
        TI  - Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership
        PY  - 2007/Sep/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 3050
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp3050
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - ethnicity
KW  - homeownership
KW  - immigration
KW  - immigrant integration
KW  - ethnic identity
        ER  -