Journal article
The political economy of ownership: housing markets and the welfare state
- Abstract:
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The major economic story of the last decade has been the surge and collapse of house prices worldwide. Yet political economists have had little to say about how this critical phenomenon affects citizens’ welfare and their demands from government. This article develops a novel theoretical argument linking housing prices to social policy preferences and policy outcomes. I argue that homeowners experiencing house price appreciation will become less supportive of redistribution and social insuran...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- American Political Science Review Journal website
- Volume:
- 108
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 383-402
- Publication date:
- 2014-05-02
- Acceptance date:
- 2014-05-02
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1537-5943
- ISSN:
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0003-0554
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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1112250
- Local pid:
- pubs:1112250
- Deposit date:
- 2020-06-15
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- Copyright holder:
- American Political Science Association
- Copyright date:
- 2014
- Rights statement:
- © American Political Science Association 2014
- Notes:
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This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Cambridge University Press at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003055414000045
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