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The performance and problems of affordable housing policy in China

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Purpose - The paper's aim is to estimate the benefits and costs of China's affordable housing program, as well as to provide recommendations to this housing policy. Design/methodology/approach - The Cobb‐Douglas utility function is employed to estimate the net benefits of the affordable housing policy. Both of the sunk costs and current costs are computed, and an improved housing affordability index is used to measure the levels of housing affordability in cities in China. Findings - The total net benefits of this policy are estimated to range from $234,176.7 million to ¥271,020.4 million. The costs are divided into sunk costs and current costs, computed to be ¥447,598.63 million and ¥328,685.21 million, respectively. The supply size of affordable dwellings is far from adequate due to the low level of housing affordability in China. Research limitations/implications - The data in this study is insufficient and some information such as the income of occupiers has yet to be estimated. However, if more individual data was available, the conclusion would be confidential. Practical implications - From this paper the policymakers may understand how to estimate the welfare efficiency of affordable housing policy, adjust the participant regulations and determine the supply of affordable houses. Originality/value - This paper estimates the benefits and costs of China's affordable housing program as the first study in this area. The Cobb‐Douglas utility function was used in the analysis of China's housing policy.

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  • Yi Niu, 2008. "The performance and problems of affordable housing policy in China," International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 1(2), pages 125-146, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijhmap:v:1:y:2008:i:2:p:125-146
    DOI: 10.1108/17538270810877763
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    1. Xiang Cai & Chin-Chang Tsai & Wei-Ning Wu, 2017. "Are They Neck and Neck in the Affordable Housing Policies? A Cross Case Comparison of Three Metropolitan Cities in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(4), pages 1-16, April.
    2. Xiaohong Deng & Lei Gong & Yanfang Gao & Xiaoqing Cui & Ke Xu, 2018. "Internal Differentiation within the Rural Migrant Population from the Sustainable Urban Development Perspective: Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-15, December.
    3. A. Q. Adeleke & A. Y. Bahaudin & A. M. Kamaruddeen, 2018. "Organizational Internal Factors and Construction Risk Management among Nigerian Construction Companies," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 19(4), pages 921-938, August.

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