Abstract
This study investigates knowledge-workers’ housing preferences in terms of tenure, dwelling type, location and size. The analysis is conducted by applying a joint multinomial-logit ordered-response model to the housing choices of knowledgeworkers residing in the Tel-Aviv metropolitan region and working in the high-tech and finance sectors. The results confirm the following hypotheses: (i) controlling for socioeconomic characteristics and workplace, knowledge-workers’ housing choices relate to their lifestyle; (ii) knowledge-workers with a culture-oriented lifestyle prefer to rent small apartments in central locations; (iii) knowledge-workers with a home-oriented lifestyle prefer large dwelling units, mainly single-detached houses, in suburban locations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-251 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- Joint housing choice
- Knowledge-workers
- MNL-OR
- Urban policies
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Demography
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Economics and Econometrics
- Urban Studies
