Effects of residential push–pull factors on tenants' intentions to relocate from megacities: Evidence from a Beijing, China survey

《Effects of residential push–pull factors on tenants' intentions to relocate from megacities: Evidence from a Beijing, China survey》

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关键字: Tenants' relocation intentions;Push–pull factors;Hukou;Non-local homeownership;China;D91;J18;J61;J68;R23;R28

作者单位: Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Finance and Statistics, School of Business, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, China;Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Finance and Statistics, School of Business, Anhui University of Technology, Ma'anshan, China

摘要: In China, tenants' residential relocations always present diverse spatial-temporal tendencies and are highly influenced by disadvantages of origin (push) and attractiveness of destination (pull). This paper aims to construct a relocation intention (RI) model and estimate the effects of residential push–pull factors on tenants' RIs, such as the household registration system (hukou), homeownership status, and residential dissatisfaction. The empirical research relies on a questionnaire-based survey of 2187 tenants conducted in 2019 in Beijing, China. Our findings confirm that non-local hukou status significantly pushes female and unmarried tenants to relocate, and non-local homeownership noticeably pulls male and married tenants' relocation. These two factors also significantly influence the RIs of tenants without higher education. For tenants younger than 35, non-local hukou status shows a strong pushing force, but non-local homeownership does not present notable differences by age. Additionally, residential dissatisfaction significantly pushes tenants' RIs and has a moderating effect on non-local homeownership. Moreover, for tenants who have explicit relocation intentions, non-local hukou status plays a vital role in shortening their intended stay before their actual relocation.