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Exploring residential mobility in Chinese cities: An empirical analysis of Guangzhou

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  • Si-ming Li

    (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)

  • Sanqin Mao

    (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)

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In this article we aim to extend the literature on residential decisions and relocation in Chinese cities by explicitly incorporating cohort or generation differences in an event-history analysis of residential mobility in the City of Guangzhou over the period 2000–2012, using data from a survey conducted at the end of 2012. The results reveal not only substantially higher mobility propensities for young adults than middle-aged individuals and senior citizens, but significant differential effects of major determinants such as hukou , educational attainment, membership of the Chinese Communist Party and birth of a child and child rearing, on housing consumption and residential relocation across age cohorts. We argue that such differences in mobility behaviour are attributable, to a significant extent, to the vastly different life experiences of and housing opportunities available to different age cohorts.

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  • Si-ming Li & Sanqin Mao, 2017. "Exploring residential mobility in Chinese cities: An empirical analysis of Guangzhou," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(16), pages 3718-3737, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:54:y:2017:i:16:p:3718-3737
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098016679774
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