Widening the gap
The differential impact of Covid-19 on tenants and homeowners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11484684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stijn Dreesen (0000-0002-7288-0970, KU Leuven, corresponding author), Kristof Heylen (0009-0001-0733-4877, HIVA, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 152-175 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Housing Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0267-3037 • E-ISSN: 1466-1810 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02673037.2022.2150149 |
| OpenAlex | W4312062902 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 32 |
In this article, we study how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the housing inequalities between Flemish tenants and homeowners in terms of housing affordability, security and adequacy. Analyzing online survey data, we find that the pandemic increased the existing affordability gap in Flanders between homeowners and tenants. These differences between tenants and homeowners are explained by heterogeneous unemployment and income shocks. We find similar results for the differential impact on housing insecurity. Furthermore, relatively more tenants experience problems with the size of their dwelling due to the pandemic compared to homeowners. We find that these differences are best explained by the dwelling type as well as the household size, unemployment and work-from-home. The analysis shows that the COVID-19 crisis had a significant effect on the housing conditions of Flemish tenants and homeowners and exacerbated existing inequalities
Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Demographic economics · Differential (mechanical device · Economic growth · Economics · Flemish · Geography · Inequality · Labour economics · Pandemic · Unemployment · Work (physics · Housing Market and Economics · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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Subjective Social Indicators
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |