Labour Mobility and Housing: The Impact of Housing Tenure and Housing Affordability on Labour Migration in the Czech Republic

0365709 - SOÚ 2012 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Lux, Martin - Sunega, Petr
Labour Mobility and Housing: The Impact of Housing Tenure and Housing Affordability on Labour Migration in the Czech Republic.
Urban Studies. Roč. 49, č. 3 (2012), s. 489-504. ISSN 0042-0980. E-ISSN 1360-063X
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA403/09/1915
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z70280505
Keywords : housing * housing policy * housing tenure
Subject RIV: AO - Sociology, Demography
Impact factor: 1.493, year: 2012
http://usj.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/05/20/0042098011405693

This article examines whether housing tenure and regional differences in housing affordability have an impact on labour mobility. This relationship is important for understanding the sources of structural unemployment and impediments to economic growth. Using two sample surveys from the Czech Republic, this research reveals that at the individual level housing tenure is the most powerful factor determining willingness to change residence for employment reasons.
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