Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector
The housing sector is currently under pressure: demographic shifts, urbanisation as well as the availability and costs of housing have led to increasing prices. Concerns are being raised that these rising housing costs could lead to intergenerational conflicts. While older generations often live in...
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The housing sector is currently under pressure: demographic shifts, urbanisation as well as the availability and costs of housing have led to increasing prices. Concerns are being raised that these rising housing costs could lead to intergenerational conflicts. While older generations often live in their privatelyowned dwellings, younger cohorts struggle to become homeowners, moving the field of housing into the spotlight of national debates. We analyse the importance of housing for Europeans using data from Eurobarometer. Results show that the relevance of housing increased between 2008 and 2018. However, generational differences were found: while older and younger people see housing as an important topic at the country level, only the younger generation seems to be affected personally.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c52363f47e648f1bd0d32a8a5580cd92024-04-23T11:07:22ZengTübingen UniversityIntergenerational Justice Review2190-63352020-06-0161Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sectorLaura Naegele0Wouter De Tavernier1Moritz Hess2Sebastian Merkel3University of VechtaKU LeuvenUniversity of BremenRuhr-University Bochum The housing sector is currently under pressure: demographic shifts, urbanisation as well as the availability and costs of housing have led to increasing prices. Concerns are being raised that these rising housing costs could lead to intergenerational conflicts. While older generations often live in their privatelyowned dwellings, younger cohorts struggle to become homeowners, moving the field of housing into the spotlight of national debates. We analyse the importance of housing for Europeans using data from Eurobarometer. Results show that the relevance of housing increased between 2008 and 2018. However, generational differences were found: while older and younger people see housing as an important topic at the country level, only the younger generation seems to be affected personally. Online Appendix https://igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/795HousingEurobarometerIntergenerational conflictHousing policy |
| spellingShingle | Laura Naegele Wouter De Tavernier Moritz Hess Sebastian Merkel Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector Intergenerational Justice Review Housing Eurobarometer Intergenerational conflict Housing policy |
| title | Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector |
| title_full | Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector |
| title_fullStr | Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector |
| title_short | Do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone? The intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector |
| title_sort | do young people stand alone in their demand to live alone the intergenerational conflict hypothesis put to test in the housing sector |
| topic | Housing Eurobarometer Intergenerational conflict Housing policy |
| url | https://igjr.org/ojs/index.php/igjr/article/view/795 |
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