Tolerance for Housing Unaffordability among Highly Skilled Young Migrants

Evidence from the Zhejiang Province of China

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ID15480963
AuthorsXizan Jin (0000-0003-1477-1503, Zhejiang University of Technology), Hongfei Yu (0009-0003-7210-5581, Nanjing University), F Yi (0000-0002-5175-3040, Beijing Normal University, corresponding author), Lili Chen (0009-0002-1022-8693, Zhejiang University of Technology), Song Wang (0009-0006-9228-8487, Zhejiang University of Technology)
Year2022
Volume20
Issue1
Pages616-616
Publication date2022-12-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph20010616
PMID36612937
OpenAlexW4313584865
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited55

Many studies have concluded that, since housing pressure affects the mobility of highly skilled young migrants (HSYMs) in Chinese cities and regions, it is necessary to apply corresponding housing policies to adjust housing unaffordability for HYSM. This study uses data from a survey conducted in China's Zhejiang Province, where specific policies have been implemented to attract talent. We found that housing crowds out HSYM from a city, but that the HSYM who have a master's degree or above, or who work in government organizations or state-owned enterprises, are more tolerant of housing unaffordability. Those who are unmarried or those staying in the city for a long period are less tolerant of housing unaffordability. Meanwhile, different factors have heterogeneous impacts on the HSYMs' tolerance for housing unaffordability across cities of different levels. Therefore, housing policies should highlight urban differences and intra-group differences, and more housing land should be provided to attract talent

China · Environmental health · Geography · MEDLINE · Political science · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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