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Preferences for Rent Control: Between Political Geography and Political Economy
- Source :
- Politische Vierteljahresschrift, GLES Open Science Challenge 2021
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- DEU, 2023.
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Abstract
- Following geographically concentrated changes in housing markets, real estate prices have skyrocketed in many cities and metropolitan areas across Germany. These developments have not only shifted the macro-level distribution of asset wealth among homeowners but have also resulted in price spikes in rental markets, which in turn have intensified social and economic risks among renters. This preregistered study aims to provide a theoretical rationale for, and first-time insights into, the determinants of individual preferences for rent control. It argues that policy preferences are shaped by individuals’ economic and geographic positions in the housing market. It not only explores differences between homeowners and renters but also considers how heterogeneity in exposure to the burden of rental costs—structured by local rents and disposable income—explains differences within the group of renters. The results reveal the precedence of egotropic considerations over geotropic effects of common market exposures. Homeowners oppose rent control far more strongly than renters do, whose support for rent control is primarily a function of income. Market rents, in contrast, only heighten support for rent control among low-income renters. These findings deepen our understanding of the politicization of housing policy in Germany and advance important debates on political reactions to housing markets.
- Subjects :
- inequality
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science
FOS: Political science
Politikwissenschaft
Ungleichheit
political attitude
rent
real estate
politische Einstellung
Wohnungspolitik
politische Ökonomie
Federal Republic of Germany
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Sociology & anthropology
political economy
comparative political economy
spatial inequalities
residential context effects
GLES Querschnitt 2021, Vorwahl (ZA7700 v2.0.0)
Sociology of Settlements and Housing, Urban Sociology
Comparative Politics
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
preference
Political science
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Wohnungsmarkt
housing policy
Immobilien
Präferenz
Miete
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Siedlungssoziologie, Stadtsoziologie
Soziologie, Anthropologie
housing market
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Politische Vierteljahresschrift, GLES Open Science Challenge 2021
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....42e976e620795b5aa89a7cffe93f3ee8