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RESIDENTIAL RELOCATION DECISIONS:
THE ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS, HOUSING TENURE CHOICE, AND RACE
by
Kwan Ok Lee
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT)
August 2011
Copyright 2011 Kwan Ok Lee
Object Description
| Title | Residential relocation decisions: the role of neighborhoods, housing tenure choice, and race |
| Author | Lee, Kwan Ok |
| Author email | kwanokle@usc.edu;gemesque@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Policy, Planning and Development |
| School | School of Policy, Planning and Development |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-06-10 |
| Date submitted | 2011-07-20 |
| Date approved | 2011-07-20 |
| Restricted until | 2011-07-20 |
| Date published | 2011-07-20 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Painter, Gary |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Schuetz, Jenny Moon, Roger |
| Abstract | Despite evidence of significant variation in population mobility between neighborhoods, it is not clear why those residing in specific neighborhoods are more likely to relocate than others. This dissertation explores how neighborhoods where renters have chosen to live can influence their residential relocation decisions. Building on the dissatisfaction approach to residential mobility, it is assumed that the characteristics of the current neighborhood can determine renters' opportunities to find dwellings that they desire as well as the level of their satisfaction with the neighborhood amenities, and in turn, lead to different choices of residential relocation. To examine a dynamic interaction between neighborhood factors and such choices, this research relies on a unique dataset that matches the nationally-representative, longitudinal household data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to neighborhood-level data from the U.S. Census. ❧ This dissertation complements prior research by estimating a full range of renters' relocation choices, including no move as well as inter- and intra-neighborhood moves. It also helps better understand differences in neighborhood determinants of residential relocation for renters making different housing tenure choices and by their race. Empirical contributions include accounting for the simultaneity between residential relocation and homeownership transition as well as recognizing potential correlations between neighborhood factors and the importance of their temporal change to residential relocation decisions. ❧ This dissertation provides three important findings. First, resident renters may stay, move, and/or purchase homes within the neighborhood if owner-occupied housing is readily available in the neighborhood or if the racial and economic status of the neighborhood is relatively stable. Second, to realize the desire for homeownership, (potential) homebuyers may give up the desire for other neighborhood environment. While homeownership opportunities in the neighborhood significantly matter for relocation decisions of homebuyers, an increase in the share of blacks only increases the probability of residential relocation of continuing renters. Finally, renters' responsiveness to the racial composition of surrounding neighbors can significantly vary by its own race. White renters are more likely to relocate if they reside in the neighborhood with an increase in the share of the black population, but black renters may delay their residential relocation from predominantly black neighborhoods. ❧ These findings shed light on the reasons for cross-neighborhood variation in population turnover. Neighborhoods lacking owner-occupied units or experiencing significant change in racial composition are likely to experience higher population turnover, which is associated with various neighborhood problems. At the individual level, an interaction between previous location choice and relocation decisions can have substantial welfare implications. Homebuyers may have to relocate if they have chosen to live in predominantly renter-occupied neighborhoods, and in turn, have to bear costs associated with relocation. On the other hand, black renters that have chosen to live in predominantly black neighborhoods may delay their relocation from these neighborhood that tend to be poorer, less safe, and racially segregated. |
| Keyword | residential relocation; home ownership transition; housing tenure choice; neighborhood effects; neighborhood population turnover; racial gap in residential mobility |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Lee, Kwan Ok |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume71/etd-LeeKwanOk-136.pdf |
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| Full text | RESIDENTIAL RELOCATION DECISIONS: THE ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS, HOUSING TENURE CHOICE, AND RACE by Kwan Ok Lee A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT) August 2011 Copyright 2011 Kwan Ok Lee |
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