The dynamics of homeownership among the 50+ in Europe

Agar Brugiavini, Viola Angelini, Guglielmo Weber, Mon, 03/12/2012

In January the UK government launched an initiative to help the elderly downsize into smaller homes – and provoked the ire of pensioner groups nationwide. This reluctance to downsize to among the elderly perplexes economists, who maintain that leveraging housing wealth can help pensioners maintain a good standard of living on a fixed income. CEPR DP8889 investigates what is behind European pensioners’ puzzling housing decisions.

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URL:  http://www.cepr.org/DP8889

Topics:  Europe's nations and regions Poverty and income inequality Welfare state and social Europe

Tags:  housing, life events, Retirement

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