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Mingzhi Hu
Social Sciences
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Rental housing types and subjective wellbeing: Evidence from Chinese superstar cities
Considerable attention has been paid to the role of homeownership in affecting individuals’ subjective wellbeing in previous literature. This study focuses on renters and examines the heterogeneity of the asso...
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The paradox of housing demolition and life satisfaction: evidence from urban China
In the rapid urban transformation era, housing demolition has posed risk towards non-market value such as life satisfaction of residents in line with most of previous literatures. However, our empirical work s...
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The Burden of Social Connectedness: Do Escalating Gift Expenditures Make You Happy?
Gift expenses escalated in China in the last decades with rapid economic growth and account for a substantial share of household expenditures. Rising gift expenses signal good friendships and facilitate recipr...
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Homeownership and household formation: no homeownership, no marriage?
This study examines the homeownership effect on the likelihood of marriage. Benefits brought by homeownership are highlighted in existing research. Specifically, owning a house may increase one’s attractivenes...
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Home Ownership and Subjective Wellbeing: A Perspective from Ownership Heterogeneity
This study examines the relationship between home ownership status and individual subjective wellbeing in urban China. Using data from the Chinese General Social Survey, this study finds that home ownership is...
