Salience of social identities in explaining homeownership patterns in India

Ashish Gupta, Prashant Das, N Edward Coulson and Abhiman Das
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Ashish Gupta: RICS School of Built Environment, Amity University, India
Prashant Das: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India
N Edward Coulson: University of California Irvine, USA
Abhiman Das: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India

Urban Studies, 2025, vol. 62, issue 7, 1435-1463

Abstract: Indian society presents heterogeneity across two identities – that is, religion and caste – that lead to heterogenous economic outcomes, but affirmative action is mostly applicable to caste. Our empirical models affirm that economically less secure households have a higher homeownership propensity in India. Minority religions and backward castes also have a significantly higher propensity to own homes. This is in sharp contrast to findings in the US where minority households are associated with lower homeownership rates. Further, religious and caste-based identities in India lead to different household behaviours in differing demographic mixes. Religious identity in India is more salient than caste identity in explaining differing homeownership patterns.

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Date: 2025
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