Essays about: "Homeowners"

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  1. 6. House Price and Fertility Decisions: Evidence from Taiwan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Samuel Attafuah; Ko-Cheng Chang; [2022-06-23]
    Keywords : House Price; Fertility; Taiwan; Realized Fertility RF ; Fertility Intentions LF ; Fertility Gap FG ;

    Abstract : Given the concurrent incidence of falling birth rates and increasing house prices experienced in Taiwan over the past two decades, the current thesis examines the role of house prices on fertility-related behaviors and outcomes among Taiwanese households. Acknowledging that housing is a major cost associated with childrearing and the theoretical assumption that children are normal goods, we hypothesize that house price inflation will adversely impact fertility and that current non-homeowners are the most affected due to the “resource exhaustion effect”. READ MORE

  3. 7. Home alone...? : A qualitative study investigating how different factors guide Swedish ‘småhus’ owners' intention to rent out their primary residence.

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : John Eskengren; Olle Gustafsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sharing Economy; P2P; Accommodation; Sweden; Renters; Hosts; Hosts’ Perspective; Homeowners; Theory of Planned Behaviour; Småhus;

    Abstract : Background: Engaging in sharing economy practices has in recent years increased in popularity. Hence, renting a private home instead of traditional accommodation options are becoming more common among travellers. Previous research has focused on the demand side of renting accommodations. READ MORE

  4. 8. Remodelling one’s kitchen without going bananas : A critical perspective on the drivers behind self-initiated renovations of owner-occupied housing

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Westin; [2022]
    Keywords : Home improvements; housing practice; use value; exchange value; political economy;

    Abstract : The present thesis aims to provide new insight into the motives and aspirations behind self-initiated renovations of owner-occupied housing by applying a critical perspective to the phenomenon of home improvements. Furthermore, the thesis argues that the concepts of use value and exchange value point to how economic and non-economic factors are interconnected in contemporary home improvement practice. READ MORE

  5. 9. Decomposing the Consumption Response to Monetary Policy Shocks in Australia

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jessica Geraghty; [2022]
    Keywords : Consumption; Household heterogeneity; Income distribution; Marginal propensity to consume; Monetary policy transmission;

    Abstract : Does monetary policy affect households differently depending on their position on the income distribution? If so, what drives the differences? This paper attempts to answer these questions by decomposing changes in consumption following a monetary policy shock into several direct and indirect channels of transmission. Although direct channels of transmission are the most important in traditional representative agent models, the indirect channels are dominant when households are heterogeneous. READ MORE

  6. 10. Security and Privacy Concerns for IoTAdoption : A User Perspective

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Dennis Mazvimba; [2022]
    Keywords : IoT security concerns; IoT privacy concerns; smart-home privacy; Internet-of Things adoption;

    Abstract : The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most rapidly evolving technologies aroundthe globe that has changed the way people live due to the benefits that comes with itsadoption. However, they have been associated with privacy and security risks. READ MORE