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The Effect of Squatter Housing on Income Distribution in Urban Turkey

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  • Cem Baslevent

    (Department of Economics, Istanbul Bilgi University, Kustepe, Sisli, 80310, Istanbul, Turkey, cbaslevent@bilgi.edu.tr)

  • Meltem Dayoglu

    (Department of Economics, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara, Turkey, dmeltem@metu.edu.tr)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of home-ownership on income distribution in Turkey. Making use of raw data from an official income distribution survey which provides information on cash and in-kind incomes of household members and imputed rents for home-owners, it is found that home-ownership has an equalising effect on income distribution in the urban areas of Turkey. This result is attributed to the fact that many low-income families reside in squatter housing built at the outskirts of large cities.

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  • Cem Baslevent & Meltem Dayoglu, 2005. "The Effect of Squatter Housing on Income Distribution in Urban Turkey," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 42(1), pages 31-45, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:42:y:2005:i:1:p:31-45
    DOI: 10.1080/0042098042000309685
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