RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY*
研究了市中心居民搬家的原因，发现人们对邻里质量及其变化的看法显著影响搬家决定，且邻里因素比住房类型等因素更能预测搬家行为。
ABSTRACT. This paper presents evidence on the factors causing residential mobility within inner‐city neighborhoods. A theoretical model is presented which posits that intraurban mobility is a response to housing consumption disequilibrium. Our data and methodology permitted more accurate measurement of disequilibrium than in previous studies, including the disequilibrium arising from neighborhood change. The major conclusion we draw from our results is that households' perceptions of the level of neighborhood quality and its change influence the mobility decisions of both renters and homeowners residing within central cities. Also, in comparison to other measured factors, neighborhood variables were found to be strong mobility predictors regardless of housing tenure. Our results imply that neighborhood improvement policies may succeed in stabilizing inner‐city neighborhoods.