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Journal of Economic Geography Advance Access published online on September 21, 2009
Journal of Economic Geography, doi:10.1093/jeg/lbp045
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Mobility and housing satisfaction: an empirical analysis for 12 EU countries

Luis Diaz-Serrano* and Alexandrina P. Stoyanova**

*Department of Economics. Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Av. de la Universitat 1, 43204 Reus, Spain. email <luis.diaz{at}urv.cat>. Lius Dias-Serrano is also a research fellow at IZA, Bonn, Germany.
**Department of Economic Theory, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 690, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. email <alexandrina.stoyanova{at}ub.edu>

JEL classifications: R21, D19

Using panel data for 12 EU countries, we analyze the relationship between self-reported housing satisfaction and residential mobility. Our results indicate the existence of a positive link between the two variables and that housing satisfaction exerts a mediating effect between residential characteristics and dwellers' mobility propensities. Some interesting cross-country differences regarding the effect of other variables on mobility are also observed.

Keywords: Housing satisfaction, residential mobility, endogeneity
Date submitted: 16 April 2008     Date accepted: 13 August 2009


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