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来源

HOUSING STUDIES,Vol.33,Issue5,P.708-733

语言

英文

关键字

Extreme overcrowding; internal migrant; homeowner; renter; China; IMMIGRANT HOMEOWNERSHIP; POSTREFORM CHINA; HOME OWNERSHIP; TENURE CHOICE; REFORM; POOR; INEQUALITY; TRANSITION; VILLAGES; POVERTY

作者单位

[Li, Sheng] Cent Univ Finance & Econ, Beijing, Peoples R China. [Wang, Lanlan] Cent Univ Finance & Econ, China Acad Publ Finance & Publ Policy, Beijing, Peoples R China. [Chang, Kuo-Liang] USDA, Transportat Serv, Washington, DC 20250 USA. Li, S (reprint author), Cent Univ Finance & Econ, Beijing, Peoples R China. E-Mail: lishengtop@gmail.com

摘要

Housing deprivation is central to economic deprivation. Identifying disadvantaged group(s) suffering from housing deprivation is a necessary step before the government can design effective housing assistance programmes. Using a nationwide micro-level data-set from the Chinese Family Panel Studies, we evidence the disadvantage that internal migrants face related to extreme overcrowding. We find that renters, whether natives or internal migrants, are more likely to suffer extreme overcrowding than homeowners, nationally and in most Chinese regions. However, both rural and urban migrants are less likely to be owner-occupiers than native residents. By comparing homeowners vs. renters, we further discover that migrant homeowners are less likely to suffer extreme overcrowding than the native residents of China's cities. Conversely internal migrant renters face the highest odds to live in extremely overcrowded dwellings. Overall, findings suggest that the Chinese government needs pay special attention to improve internal migrant tenants' living condition, particularly so for those renting.