Effects of house prices on health: New evidence from Australia

被引：47

作者：

Atalay, Kadir ^{[1
]}

Edwards, Rebecca ^{[1
]}

Liu, Betty Y. J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Econ, Merewether Bldg, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

来源：

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 2017年 / 192卷

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

Australia; House prices; Housing wealth; Health; Wealth; Mental wellbeing; Health-related behaviours; MENTAL-HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; LOTTERY PRIZES; WEALTH; INCOME; TIME; AFFORDABILITY; FORECLOSURE; CONSUMPTION; ALLOCATION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.09.008

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Recent house price variation has strongly affected households' housing wealth and debt, yet the non-economic consequences of these changes in housing wealth are still poorly understood. Using a sample of 19,000 individuals from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA) for 2001-2015, we examine the relationship between house price fluctuations and individual health by exploiting large exogenous changes in house prices in Australia. We find that an increase in local house prices is associated with a positive effect on the physical health of outright owners and a negative effect on the physical and mental health of renters. Improvements in physical health for outright owners can be partially attributed to health-related investments and behaviours such as a reduction in weight, an increase in physical exercise and an increase in time allocated to home production. These findings support the presence of a health-wealth gradient through the wealth mechanism distinct from the effects of local area amenities and macroeconomic conditions. Our findings highlight some of the often-overlooked social impacts both positive and negative of fluctuations in the housing market. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：36 / 48

页数：13

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