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Ethnic Identity and Immigrant Homeownership

DIW DC, George Washington University, 1800 K Street, NW, Suite 716, Washington, DC 20006, USA, and IZA, Bonn, Germany, constant{at}diwdc.org

Rowan Roberts

IZA, Bonn, Germany, roberts{at}iza.org

Klaus F. Zimmermann

IZA, Bonn, Bonn University, Schaumburg-Lippe-Str., 5-9 Bonn, 53113, Germany, and DIW, Berlin, Germany, Zimmermann{at}iza.org

Immigrants are much less likely to own their homes than natives, even after controlling for a broad range of life-cycle and socioeconomic 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 homeowner-ship decision, using a two-dimensional composite index of ethnic identity that incorporates attachments to both origin and host cultures. In the case of Germany, 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.

Urban Studies, Vol. 46, No. 9, 1879-1898 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009106022


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