Impact of the Household Registration System on Farmers’ Rural Housing Land Use Decisions in China

By using the difference-in-difference method and introducing control variables, this study investigates the effect of the household registration system (hukou) on farmers’ willingness to transfer rural housing land based on survey data of farmers in Chongqing and Wuhan, China. The results show that...

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Main Author: Xinhua Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/6/4/75
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description By using the difference-in-difference method and introducing control variables, this study investigates the effect of the household registration system (hukou) on farmers’ willingness to transfer rural housing land based on survey data of farmers in Chongqing and Wuhan, China. The results show that the effect of household registration system reform is significant at the 1% level, which indicates that household registration system reform significantly influences farmers’ willingness to transfer rural housing land in the experimental area, leading to an increase in the share of farmers willing to transfer such land by 37%. In areas with greater efforts to reform the household registration system, farmers are more willing to transfer rural housing land. Moreover, the per capita non-farm income of rural households and compensation standard have a significantly positive correlation with farmers’ willingness.
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spelling doaj.art-32aaef0fb4ed444199cd546e4b1c01092022-12-22T03:35:27ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2017-10-01647510.3390/land6040075land6040075Impact of the Household Registration System on Farmers’ Rural Housing Land Use Decisions in ChinaXinhua Zhu0School of Public Administration, Hohai University, 8 Fucheng West Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing 211100, Jiangsu, ChinaBy using the difference-in-difference method and introducing control variables, this study investigates the effect of the household registration system (hukou) on farmers’ willingness to transfer rural housing land based on survey data of farmers in Chongqing and Wuhan, China. The results show that the effect of household registration system reform is significant at the 1% level, which indicates that household registration system reform significantly influences farmers’ willingness to transfer rural housing land in the experimental area, leading to an increase in the share of farmers willing to transfer such land by 37%. In areas with greater efforts to reform the household registration system, farmers are more willing to transfer rural housing land. Moreover, the per capita non-farm income of rural households and compensation standard have a significantly positive correlation with farmers’ willingness.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/6/4/75rural housing landhousehold registration systemdifference-in-difference methodChina
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Impact of the Household Registration System on Farmers’ Rural Housing Land Use Decisions in China
Land
rural housing land
household registration system
difference-in-difference method
China
title Impact of the Household Registration System on Farmers’ Rural Housing Land Use Decisions in China
title_full Impact of the Household Registration System on Farmers’ Rural Housing Land Use Decisions in China
title_fullStr Impact of the Household Registration System on Farmers’ Rural Housing Land Use Decisions in China
title_full_unstemmed Impact of the Household Registration System on Farmers’ Rural Housing Land Use Decisions in China
title_short Impact of the Household Registration System on Farmers’ Rural Housing Land Use Decisions in China
title_sort impact of the household registration system on farmers rural housing land use decisions in china
topic rural housing land
household registration system
difference-in-difference method
China
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/6/4/75
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