Property-based welfare and European homeowners: How would housing perform as a pension?

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 227-241

  Doling, John ^a   Ronald, Richard ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe; Home owners; Housing wealth; Pensions; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING PROJECT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PENSION SYSTEM; RETIREMENT; WELFARE ECONOMICS; WELFARE PROVISION;

EUROPE;

EID: 77952289079     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-010-9184-7     Document Type: Article

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