Bridging the Gender Well-being Gap: The influence of societal and inherent factors

Yang Liu

Discussion papers from Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

Abstract: In recent years, the Japanese government has made significant efforts to promote the integration of migrants in response to serious labor shortages and rising immigrant numbers. Housing is a key indicator of migration integration, yet the gap in homeownership between natives and immigrants in Japan remains unclear. While studies in the U.S. and Europe have found lower homeownership rates among immigrants, this study reveals that Chinese migrant households—comprising over 60% of permanent immigrant households in Japan—are more likely to own homes than native households, after controlling for individual and regional factors. In contrast, immigrants from other countries have lower homeownership probabilities than natives. These findings are explained using the housing tenure choice theory. Additionally, this study explores the factors influencing housing tenure decisions among both natives and immigrants in Japan and investigates the reasons behind the observed differences. This research provides novel empirical evidence to inform migration integration policies.

Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2025-03
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/publications/dp/25e022.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eti:dpaper:25022

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Discussion papers from Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by TANIMOTO, Toko ().