Papers in Referred Journals

PDF | Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 8(3), pp. 291-305, 2015. Tal Modai-Snir  and  Pnina O. Plaut Abstract The dynamics of residential sorting have been previously explored using segregation models. In contrast with these models which emphasize resultant spatial distributions, this paper suggests an approach of assessing temporal income […]

PDF | Israel Affairs 21(1), pp. 1-26, 2015. Pnina O. Plaut and Steven E. Plaut Abstract This article analyses income inequality in Israel and the role of ethnicity in creating or explaining it. It shows that in spite of relatively large ‘raw’ disparities in mean incomes across the ethnic groups, […]

PDF | Journal of Environment and Health Sciences, 1(2): 1-12, 2015 Moran, M., Goldblat, R., Plaut, P., Endevelt, R., and Baron-Epel, O. Abstract Childhood and adolescent overweight/obesity is a major burden on public health worldwide. A growing body of empirical evidence highlights the impact of community characteristics of childhood obesity. […]

PDF | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2014:11/79, 2014 Moran, M., Van-Cauwenberg, J., Hercky-Linnewiel, R., Cerin, E. and Plaut, P. Abstract While physical activity (PA) provides many physical, social, and mental health benefits for older adults, they are the least physically active age group. Ecological models highlight […]

PDF | International Real Estate Review 17 (2), Summer, 203- 222, 2014. Pnina O. Plaut and Steven E. Plaut Abstract In most countries, the dissolution of marriage through divorce and marital separation is growing. Such trends affect many things, including of course, child rearing, but also housing tenure. Relatively little […]

PDF | International Real Estate Review 16(1), Spring, 119-133, 2013 Pnina O. Plaut and Steven E. Plaut Abstract The supply of rental housing is by and large provided by landlord households. Little is understood about the factors, beyond financial portfolio considerations, that affect the inclination of people or households to […]

PDF | Environment and Planning B, 38(5), 757-775, 2011. Pnina O. Plaut Abstract Gated communities have grown in importance in the United States in recent years and they are also common in many other countries. Relatively little is known about the factors and tradeoffs associated with the preferences of households to […]

PDF | Journal of Real Estate Research 32(4), October-December, 461-484, 2010. Pnina O. Plaut and Steven E. Plaut Abstract Housing renovation is the main alternative means of housing supply besides construction of new housing. Relatively little is known about the factors that affect decisions by households about whether to renovate […]

PDF | Transportation Research A 40(7), August, 561-571, 2006. Pnina O. Plaut Abstract This paper is an empirical analysis of the relationships between commuting decisions of spouses in dual-income households, where the role of housing and housing tenure is taken into account. The study is based on a large survey […]

PDF | Transportation Research D 10(5), September, 347-356, 2005. Pnina O. Plaut Abstract Non-motorized forms of commuting include bicycling, walking to work and working at home and have the potential for reducing environmental damage. These non-motorized modes are analyzed empirically using US journey to work data. Higher salary income and […]