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Homeownerhip and entrepreneurship

Bracke, Philippe, Hilber, Christian A. L. ORCID: 0000-0002-1352-495X and Silva, Olmo (2012) Homeownerhip and entrepreneurship. SERC Discussion Papers (SERCDP0103). Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

We study the link between homeownership and entrepreneurship by exploiting the longitudinal dimension of the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and constructing a detailed monthly-spell dataset that tracks individuals‟ job history and tenure choice, coupled with other time-varying characteristics. Our fixed-effects estimates show that purchasing a house reduces the likelihood of starting a business by 20-25%. This result is driven by homeowners with mortgages and persists for several years after entering homeownership. The negative link can be rationalized by portfolio considerations: leveraged housing investments crowd out entrepreneurial investments. Alternative explanations based on credit constraints find little support in our data.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/SERC/publication...
Additional Information: © 2012 The Authors
Divisions: Methodology
Spatial Economics Research Centre
Centre for Economic Performance
Geography & Environment
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification: D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics > D14 - Personal Finance
G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G11 - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L20 - General
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R21 - Housing Demand
Date Deposited: 29 Jul 2014 13:43
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 20:22
Funders: Economic and Social Research Council, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS), Welsh Assembly Government
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58436

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