Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in the Israeli Housing Market: Spatial Aspects of Supply and Demand

Lipshitz, Gabriel

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“…There is some empirical evidence that the availability of housing may be a moving force behind longer-distance migration as well. Thus, in his studies of spatial distribution of foreign immigrants and internal migrants in Israel, Lipshitz (1997Lipshitz ( , 1998 concluded that some migrants chose to settle in the country's peripheral regions despite a shortage of employment there, because government-subsidised housing resulted in fairly low housing prices in these districts.…”

Section: Housing Factorsmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Availability of housing is often seen as a key factor affecting migration, particularly where it occurs over relatively short distances and does not result in a change of place of work (Clark and van Lierop, 1986;Stambùl and Sùrensen, 1989;Burnley et al, 1997;Portnov and Pearlmutter, 1997;Lipshitz, 1997Lipshitz, , 1998Green et al, 1999).…”

Section: Housing Factorsmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Investigating the effects of employment‐housing change on migration: evidence from Japan

Portnov

Kim

Ishikawa

2001

International Journal of Population Geography

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The effect of employment growth on internal migration depends on corresponding adjustments of the local housing market. If employment growth in a geographical area is accompanied by a sharp increase in housing prices, the net outcome may be net outmigration rather than migration gain. In the present paper, this concept is tested using statistical data available for 47 prefectures in Japan. The analysis covers the two ®ve-year periods of 1983±87 and 1988±92, and con®rms that the use of a combined representation of employment and housing variables makes it possible to improve considerably the performance of an empirical migration model.

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Section: Housing Factorsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Housing Factorsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Investigating the effects of employment‐housing change on migration: evidence from Japan

Portnov

Kim

Ishikawa

2001

International Journal of Population Geography

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“…Israel is an immigrant society and since the establishment of the Jewish state in 1948 the government has been involved in the housing market, initiating new building and providing subsidized mortgages (Lipshitz, 1997). Housing policy is viewed as the means for rapid absorption of immigrants and for enhancing their commitment to the country.…”

Section: The Israeli Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the first year the government adopted a strategy of immigrant absorption by market forces (Lipshitz, 1997). On arrival, immigrants were provided with a certain amount of money that partly covered their expenses for rental housing.…”

Section: The Israeli Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Housing Attainment of Immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Israel: A Cost/Benefit Approach

Mesch

Mano

2006

Housing Studies

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The present study examines the extent that national housing policy and demographic and human capital factors affect the odds of homeownership and quality of housing. A cost/benefit theoretical conceptualization with a sample of 19 000 Russian immigrants who arrived in Israel in 1989-90 was used to examine how the benefits of homeownership (location, size and pricing) 'stood against' a set of costs (commuting time required, housing age and size). A set of demographic and human capital factors were employed to control for socio-economic effects such as age, gender, family size, labour force participation and occupational status. The benefits of homeownership for immigrants in Israel also proved to involve some costs: migrating to smaller localities and commuting to metropolitan areas where occupational opportunities are higher. The findings suggest that while homeownership is widespread, it imposes a burden on new immigrants as well. This implies that social policy with regard to housing, especially low-priced housing, should consider the possibility of expanding public and market services in an appropriate way that will increase social inclusion and lessen the likelihood of structural segregation.

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“…On landing in Israel, immigrants now receive an absorption basket from Revue de l'integration et de la migration internationale 165 the government, with a certain sum of money meant to last for a limited time. Immigrants are now expected to find housing and jobs during their first months in the country through informal networks (Lipshitz, 1996).…”

Section: The Israeli Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Residential concentration and participation in local politics: The case of immigrants of the FSU in Israel

Mesch

2002

Int. Migration & Integration

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Studies on immigrants' residential concentration have reported mixed `findings. Some have argued that immigrants'residential concentration is a necessary step in the process of their social integration because there the newcomers find housing and employment opportunities as well as social support. As they learn the language and improve their socioeconomic status, they move to neighbourhoods where they share space with the native population. Others have argued that the ethnic neighbourhood delays the process of social integration in the new society because it nurtures informal ethnic social networks that provide incomplete information and retard the process of language acquisition. Less is known on the relationship between immigrants' residential concentration and their participation in local politics. The study reported here investigated the effect of residential concentration on participation in the local election and on the likelihood of voting for an ethnic party. Data for the study were collected in 1999 through a survey of immigrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) who had settled in one northern city in Israel after 1989. The results show that a relatively high percentage of new immzgrants (60%) had participated in the local elections. The likelihood of participating in the local elections is positively related to acculturation variables. The longer the residence of the immigrant in the country, and the more positive the immigrant attitudes to the country the more likely it is that they will participate in the local election. Regarding the vote for a Russian party the findings show that, as expected, the effect of spatial concentration is positively related to the likelihood of voting for a Russian party. The implications of the findings are discussed. Les dtudes portant sur la concentration r~sidentielle des immigrants ont fourni des rdsuttats mixtes. Certaines affirment que la concentration rdsidentiette des immigrants constitue une dtape ndcessaire dans leur intdgration sociale en ce qu' elle offre aux nouveaux arrivants des possibilitds sur le plan du logement et de l' emploi et qu'elle leur fournit un soutien social. Au fur et~ mesure que les immigrants apprennent la langue et que leur statut sociodconomique s' amdliore, ils d~m~nagent vers des quartiers qu'ils partagent avec les Isradliens de naissance. D' autres maintiennent que les quartiers ethniques retardent I'int~gration sociale des immigrants dans Ia nouvelle socidt~ en encourageant, sur le plan social, les rdseaux ethniques informels qui donnent acc~s ~ de l'information incomplete et qui ralentissent l'acquisition de la nouvelle langue. On en connaft moins sur Ie rapport entre la concentrationKey words/Mots-clefs: Political mobilization/mobilisation politique; immigrants; residential segregation/s6gr6gation r6sidentielle; acculturation; immigrants from the Former Soviet Union/ immigrants de l'ancienne Union sovi6tique. 9 2002 by PCERII. All rights reserved./Tous droits r6serv6s. ISSN: 1488-3473 JIMI/RIMI Volume 3 Number/num6ro 2 (Spring/pri...

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Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in the Israeli Housing Market: Spatial Aspects of Supply and Demand

Cited by 32 publications

References 7 publications

Investigating the effects of employment‐housing change on migration: evidence from Japan

Investigating the effects of employment‐housing change on migration: evidence from Japan

Housing Attainment of Immigrants from the former Soviet Union in Israel: A Cost/Benefit Approach

Residential concentration and participation in local politics: The case of immigrants of the FSU in Israel

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