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Author: Zahirovic-Herbert, Velma
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Chatterjee, Swarnankur Zahirovic-Herbert, Velma |
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A Road to Assimilation: Immigrants and Financial Markets Journal of Economics and Finance 38,2 (April 2014): 345-358. Also: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12197-011-9224-5 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Assets; Financial Investments; Immigrants Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper compares the financial market participation of immigrants and native-born Americans. Financial asset ownership is examined after controlling for the immigrants’ country of origin using a nationally representative National Longitudinal Survey (NLSY79) data set. The determinants of preference for financial asset ownership and the amount of financial equity held by households are estimated using a two-stage procedure. The results indicate that immigrants are less likely to own financial assets and more likely to have lower financial equity than native-born residents. Income uncertainty and risk tolerance of immigrants are associated with their preference for financial investments. Immigrants’ years of residence in the United States also increase their financial asset ownership. A discussion of the implications of these findings for policy makers, immigration researchers, and scholars of household savings behavior is also included. |
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Chatterjee, Swarnankur and Velma Zahirovic-Herbert. "A Road to Assimilation: Immigrants and Financial Markets ." Journal of Economics and Finance 38,2 (April 2014): 345-358.
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Chatterjee, Swarnankur Zahirovic-Herbert, Velma |
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Homeownership and Housing Equity: An Examination of Native- Immigrant Differences in Housing Wealth International Advances in Economic Research 17,2 (May 2011): 211-223. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/79ul86333263k7r6/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Age and Ageing; Home Ownership; Immigrants; Wealth Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper examines the differences in homeownership between immigrants and native-born residents using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) data. We estimate the preference for homeownership and the amount of home equity held by households using a two-stage procedure. The results indicate that, although immigrants are less likely to be homeowners, immigrants who make the decision to own homes are more likely to have greater housing equity than native-born residents. About 66 to 70% of the disparity in homeownership can be explained by the difference in characteristics. The remaining disparity results from different homeownership functions estimated for the two groups. We discuss the implications of these findings for policy makers, real estate market researchers, and scholars of consumer behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Chatterjee, Swarnankur and Velma Zahirovic-Herbert. "Homeownership and Housing Equity: An Examination of Native- Immigrant Differences in Housing Wealth." International Advances in Economic Research 17,2 (May 2011): 211-223.
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