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Search the Database Please enter the search criteria and press 'Ok'. To list all entries please let the fields empty and press 'Ok'. Author: Title: Keyword: For copyright reasons we (Editorial Office) are not able to send you copies of published papers. If you are interested in articles please contact your local library, which might have the Journal of Population Economics. Furthermore, the publisher Springer offers several online services at "Springer Link", e.g. the download of articles, sample copies and alerting services. ->Springer Link Detailed Information: Author(s): Maria Concetta Chiuri, Tullio Jappelli Title: Do the elderly reduce housing equity? An international comparison Abstract: We explore the pattern of elderly homeownership using 60 microeconomic surveys on about 300,000 individuals residing in 15 OECD countries. In all countries, the survey is repeated over time, permitting construction of an international dataset of repeated cross-sectional data. We find that ownership rates decline considerably after age 60. However, a large part of the decline depends on cohort effects. Adjusting for them, we find that ownership rates start falling after age 70 and reach a percentage point per year decline after age 75. We find that differences across country ownership trajectories are correlated with indicators measuring market regulation degree. Published: J Popul Econ (2010) 23 (2): 643-663 Keywords: Homeownership - Wealth decumulation - Aging Jel: G2 - R2