Jobs-Housing Balance and Job Accessibility in Beijing

Abstract

Jobs-housing balance is shown to reduce commuting demand in previous studies. In order to find out what factors influence the jobs-housing balance and how to improve the job accessibility in Chinese megacities where the Danwei system has been phasing out and the economy has become market-oriented, this empirical study examines the case of Beijing. The result of analysis shows that accessibility to transport infrastructure has no influence on the individual’s workplace choice, and more job opportunities in the dwelling place, lower income level lead to more residents choosing to work in the dwelling place. It is also shown that the co-location hypothesis is not supported in Beijing: low-income workers in the periphery cannot reduce travel time and cost by changing their workplace or residence because of the deficiency of job opportunities in the peripheral area and because the price of public transport is low. Finally it is concluded the jobs-housing balance along the rail transit corridor will increase job accessibility and reduce car dependence.

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