New evidence on the link between housing environment and children's educational attainments

Lien, Hsien-Ming; Wu, Wen-Chieh; Lin, Chu-Chia

doi:10.1016/j.jue.2008.03.002

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“…In some countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, financing higher education does not require large upfront payments but rather can be achieved through loans that are contingent on student's future income, potentially severing the nexus between parental housing tenure and children's higher education. Despite these limitations, it is notable that evidence for Sweden and Taiwan is consistent with the positive impacts of homeownership identified in US studies at both secondary and post-secondary levels [11], [12].…”

Section: Limitations and Gapssupporting

confidence: 54%

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Does homeownership affect education outcomes?

Whelan¹

2017

izawol

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Section: Limitations and Gapssupporting

confidence: 54%

“…A key limitation of current research is that, with a few exceptions [11], [12], [13], it is confined largely to analyses of US data. This limitation is meaningful for two reasons.…”

Section: Limitations and Gapsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does homeownership affect education outcomes?

Whelan¹

2017

izawol

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“…Other relevant papers include Lien, Wu, and Lin (2008) who use census data from Taiwan to examine the link between one's home environment and educational attainment. They find that increases in living space, parental homeownership, and residential stability are positively related to children's educational achievement.…”

Section: Existing Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

House price growth when children are teenagers: A path to higher earnings?

Cooper

Luengo‐Prado

2015

Journal of Urban Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. This paper examines whether a rise in house prices that occurs immediately prior to children entering college has an impact on their earnings as adults. Higher house prices provide homeowners with additional funds to invest in their children's human capital. The results show that a 1 percentage point increase in house prices, when children are 17 years-old, results in roughly 0.9 percent higher annual income for the children of homeowners, and a 1.5 percent lower annual income for the children of renters. House price appreciation at age 17 also leads to higher college enrollment rates at age 19 and an increased likelihood of attendance at higherranked post-secondary institutions for the children of homeowners, as well as lower college enrollment rates for the children of renters. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may

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“…Homeowners generally have a larger financial stake in their communities as their wealth tie up in their homes and communities (Tan, 2010). As a result, they are often more involved in their communities compare to renters (Harkness & Newman, 2003;Lien, Wu, & Lin, 2008). Furthermore, participation in local improvement organizations is able to ward off outside threats by both public and private entities and inside threats such as poor property maintenance by homeowners (Rohe & Steward, 1996;Tan, 2008) as a mean of protecting their properties.…”

Section: Homeownershipmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Households choose to stay in the neighborhood for a long time because they will not incur transaction costs associated with buying and selling houses. As neighborhood stability improves, it is possible that education outcomes and behavior of the children of homeowners will improve (Aaronson, 2000;Lien et al, 2008). It is the better neighborhood and relatively stable school environments experienced by children of homeowners that account for their better outcomes.…”

Section: Homeownershipmentioning

confidence: 99%