Table of Contents
Preface, Casper van EwijkIntroductionTheory1. Housing, mobility, and unemployment, Thomas DohmenMacro-economics and Micro-economics: empirics2. The Housing Market and Europe's Unemployment, Andrew Oswald3. Social Renting, Transfer Taxes, and Labour Mobility in Europe, Thomas de Graaff, Michiel van Leuvensteijn, and Casper van EwijkCountry Studies: Unemployment and Homeownership4. Homeowners and Unemployment, Jakob Munch, Michael Rosholm, and Michael Svarer5. The Impact of Homeownership on Unemployment in the Netherlands, Aico van Vuuren6. Do Homeowners Stay Unemployed Longer? A French Micro-econometric study, Carole Brunet and Jean-Yves LesueurCountry studies: Job Mobility and Homeownership7. The Effect of Homeownership on Labor Mobility in the Netherlands, Michiel van Leuvensteijn and Pierre Koning8. Homeownership, Job Duration, and Wages?, Jakob Munch, Michael Rosholm, and Michael Svarer9. Family Migration and Labour Mobility: A Panel Investigation in the UK, Harminder Battu, Ada Ma, and Euan PhimisterConclusion10. Homeownership and Labour Market Behaviour: Interpreting the Evidence, Jan Rouwendal and Peter NijkampAppendix on Tax Treatment of Housing