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Author(s) -
Deborah A. Cobb-Clark,
Mathias G. Sinning
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
economic record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1475-4932
pISSN - 0013-0249
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4932.1982.tb00356.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , computer science , information retrieval
This paper examines the eff ect of neighborhood diversity on the nativity gap in homevalue appreciation in Australia. Specifi cally, immigrant homeowners experienced a 41.7 percent increase in median home values between 2001 and 2006, while the median value of housing owned by the native-born increased by 59.4 percent over the same period. We use a semi-parametric decomposition approach to assess the relative importance of the various determinants of home values in producing this gap. We fi nd that the diff erential returns to housing wealth are not related to changes in the nature of the houses or the neighborhoods in which immigrants and native-born homeowners live. Rather, the gap stems from the fact that over time there were diff erential changes across groups in the hedonic prices (i.e., returns) associated with the underlying determinants of home values. JEL Classifi cation: F22, D31