Does owning a home for young people affect their employment?

IF 6.5 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Habitat International Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI:10.1016/j.habitatint.2025.103497

Hui Zeng , Hongyi Fan , Jingwen Wang , Xiaofen Yu , Juanfeng Zhang

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Abstract

The housing and unemployment problems faced by youth are the focus of social concern in China. Using data from the China General Social Survey (CGSS) from 2012 to 2021, this study employs a Probit model to elucidate the impact of homeownership on youth unemployment. The empirical results indicate a pronounced inhibitory effect of homeownership on voluntary unemployment among youth, but not on involuntary unemployment. Secondly, there are gender differences in the impact of homeownership on youth unemployment, with homeownership having a more significant impact on females. Finally, there are regional differences in the impact of homeownership on youth unemployment, with homeownership having a greater impact on youth in the western region. Based on the above empirical analysis, we recommend strengthening the planning and construction of low-cost, ownership-based secure housing. In addition, it is recommended that specific youth-specific policies be formulated, including down payment support and preferential credit terms, to alleviate the difficulties of youth in purchasing homes. In addition, it is recommended that employment guidance for young people should be strengthened, and that young people should be guided to establish a correct outlook on choosing a job and realize full employment with a positive employment mindset.

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年轻人买房会影响他们的就业吗？

青年面临的住房和失业问题是中国社会关注的焦点。本文利用2012 - 2021年中国综合社会调查（CGSS）数据，采用Probit模型分析住房拥有率对青年失业的影响。实证结果表明，住房所有权对青年自愿失业有显著的抑制作用，但对非自愿失业没有明显的抑制作用。其次，住房所有权对青年失业的影响存在性别差异，其中住房所有权对女性的影响更为显著。最后，住房所有权对青年失业的影响存在地区差异，西部地区住房所有权对青年的影响更大。基于以上实证分析，我们建议加强低成本、权属型保障住房的规划建设。此外，建议制定针对青年的具体政策，包括首付款支持和优惠信贷条款，以缓解青年购房困难。此外，建议加强对青年的就业指导，引导青年树立正确的择业观，以积极的就业心态实现充分就业。

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Habitat International Multiple-

CiteScore

10.50

自引率

10.30%

发文量

151

审稿时长

38 days

期刊介绍： Habitat International is dedicated to the study of urban and rural human settlements: their planning, design, production and management. Its main focus is on urbanisation in its broadest sense in the developing world. However, increasingly the interrelationships and linkages between cities and towns in the developing and developed worlds are becoming apparent and solutions to the problems that result are urgently required. The economic, social, technological and political systems of the world are intertwined and changes in one region almost always affect other regions.