Volume 15 - Article 13 | Pages 401-412
Population and housing: A two-sided relationship
| Date received: | 20 Sep 2006 |
| Date published: | 14 Nov 2006 |
| Word count: | 3727 |
| Keywords: | fertility, household formation, housing, population |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2006.15.13 |
Abstract
In this paper I explore the relationship between population and housing. I argue that this relationship is two-sided. On the one hand, the size of a population, and particularly the number of households, determines the demand for housing. On the other hand, the availability of suitable and affordable housing may attract certain categories of migrants. It also influences young people’s opportunities to leave the parental home, marry or cohabit, and have children. Furthermore, home-ownership hampers residential mobility and migration by binding people to a place.
Author's Affiliation
Clara Mulder - University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Population Research Centre, Netherlands
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