Analyzing the Residential Mobility Factors of Low-Income Households

Mi Kang; Jae Woo Lee

doi:10.35136/krer.28.3.6

Severe and persistent housing instability: examining low-income households’ residential mobility trajectories in the United States

Housing Studies ◽

10.1080/02673037.2021.1982871 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-26

Author(s):

Seungbeom Kang

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Residential Mobility ◽

Low Income ◽

The United States ◽

Housing Instability ◽

Low Income Households

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A Study on low-income Households Residential mobility patterns

Journal of Korea Planning Association ◽

10.17208/jkpa.2016.12.51.7.147 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 51 (7) ◽

pp. 147

Author(s):

Hee-Sun Joo ◽

Su-Min Park ◽

Chang-Mu Jung ◽

Sang-il Kim

Keyword(s):

Residential Mobility ◽

Low Income ◽

Mobility Patterns ◽

Low Income Households

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Energy Costs, Residential Mobility, and Segregation in a Shrinking City

Open House International ◽

10.1108/ohi-02-2014-b0003 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 14-24

Author(s):

Katrin Großmann ◽

Johan Buchholz ◽

Carsten Buchmann ◽

Christoph Hedtke ◽

Carolin Höhnke ◽

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Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Residential Segregation ◽

Residential Mobility ◽

Low Income ◽

Housing Stock ◽

Location Decisions ◽

Energy Costs ◽

Poor Households ◽

Shrinking City ◽

Low Income Households

In debates related to energy poverty, the link to questions of residential segregation remains somewhat peripheral. Because, usually, only energy-poor households are at the focus and residential mobility is not addressed, the interdependencies between households’ energy costs and the residential segregation of cities remain out of sight. Concern that energy efficiency measures could foster socio-spatial segregation in cities has recently emerged in Germany. If only households with higher incomes can afford housing with high energy efficiency standards, whereas low income households tend to choose non-refurbished but, in sum, more affordable housing stock, an increasing concentration of poor households in poor housing conditions would result. German energy efficiency and CO2 reduction policies are relatively insensitive to such questions. Using survey data from a small shrinking city in Germany, we explore how energy costs are interrelated with residential location decisions and, thus, with segregation processes and patterns. Shrinking cities represent an interesting case because, here, a decreasing demand for housing stimulates residential mobility and paves the way for dynamic reconfigurations of socio-spatial patterns. We found that energy-related aspects of homes play a role in location decisions. Low income households seek to minimize housing costs in general, paying specific attention to heating systems, thermal insulation and costs. Resulting segregation effects depend very much on where affordable and, at the same time, energy-efficient housing stock is spatially concentrated in cities. These findings should be taken into consideration for future policies on energy in existing dwellings.

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Housing Expenditure and Income Inequality

The Economic Journal ◽

10.1093/ej/ueab097 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Christian Dustmann ◽

Bernd Fitzenberger ◽

Markus Zimmermann

Keyword(s):

Income Inequality ◽

Income Distribution ◽

Residential Mobility ◽

Low Income ◽

Household Structure ◽

Income Quintile ◽

Wealth Accumulation ◽

Income Share ◽

Housing Expenditure ◽

Low Income Households

Abstract The trend of rising income inequality in Germany since the mid-1990s is strongly amplified when considering income after housing expenditure. The income share of housing expenditure rose disproportionally for the bottom income quintile and fell for the top quintile. Factors contributing to these trends include declining relative costs of homeownership versus renting, changes in household structure, declining real incomes for low-income households, and residential mobility towards larger cities. Younger cohorts spend more on housing and save less than older cohorts did at the same age, which will affect future wealth accumulation, particularly at the bottom of the income distribution.

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