An analysis of homeownership profile of Turkey

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Koşar, Gizem

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This thesis analyzes the tenure choice behavior of Turkish household heads over the period between 1985 and 2000, using a method of logit. The probability of owning the housing unit an individual lives in, is modeled by using demographic, labor market, migrational characteristics of the household head and the provincial differences as the explanatory variables. The results show that age and education of the household heads are positively correlated with probability of homeownership and they are the most influential factors determining the tenure choice of Turkish households and the discrepancy in the homeownership rates of the regions. The empirical analysis also displays that internal migrants have lower probabilities than natives and the length of stay matters the most for the tenure choice of internal migrants.

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Economics., Economics.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12610706/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/18593

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G. Koşar, “An analysis of homeownership profile of Turkey,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.