Explaining the black-white homeownership gap: The role of own wealth, parental externalities and locational preferences

Journal of Housing Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-174

  Hilber, Christian A L ^a   Liu, Yingchun ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b FANNIE MAE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeownership; Housing tenure choice; Intergenerational effects; Location choice; Wealth effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649202794     PISSN: 10511377     EISSN: 10960791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhe.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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