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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2020
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 13510
Verlag: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Zusammenfassung: 
The belief that home ownership makes people happy is probably one of the most widespread intuitive theories of happiness. However, whether it is accurate is an open question. Based on individual panel data, we explore whether home buyers systematically overestimate the life satisfaction associated with living in their privately owned property. To identify potential prediction errors, we compare people's forecasts of their life satisfaction in five years' time with their current realizations. We find that, while moving into a purchased dwelling is associated with higher life satisfaction, people systematically overestimate the long-term satisfaction gain. The misprediction therein is driven by people who follow extrinsically-oriented life goals, highlighting biased beliefs regarding own preferences as a relevant mechanism in the prediction errors.
Schlagwörter: 
beliefs
home ownership
housing tenure
life goals
life satisfaction
projection bias
subjective well-being
intuitive theories of happiness
utility prediction
JEL: 
D12
D83
D90
I31
R20
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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