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Pengpeng Li

Research subject

Effectiveness of China’s Talent Housing Policies on Talent Agglomeration

Primary supervisor: Dr. Qiulin Ke
Secondary supervisor: Dr. Sonia Freire Trigo
Starting date: October 2020
Projected completion date: September 2024

The research builds on the knowledge that under high-rocketing housing prices in many top cities with developed economies and good career opportunities, some talented workers are forced to leave since they cannot find affordable and suitable housing. Under this circumstance, housing subsidy to targeted talents is adopted as a policy instrument by some municipalities to retain the talents. In China, such policies are named as Talent Housing (TH) policies. However, due to the complex effects (i.e., positive, negative, composite) of housing prices (i.e., housing cost to talent) on talent flow, along with impact of cities’ socio-economic conditions on talent flow, policymakers are uncertain about whether the implementation of TH policies will has an expected outcome and what role Talent Housing policies play in deciding talent flow.

The research aim is to explore the effectiveness of TH policies on talent attraction and relevant determinants of TH’s effectiveness in terms of cities’ socio-economic conditions and subsidy allocation among different levels of talent. The research is based on theory of “New Economic Geography” developed by Krugman. Quantitative method will be applied to analyze the data including cities’ socio-economic factors (e.g., work opportunities and housing affordability) and TH subsidies of 38 Chinese cities. In addition, survey questionnaire will be used to collect the opinions of different levels of talent on TH policies.

The research extends the limited studies on the understanding of TH policies and their impact on talent movement, by considering “intercity difference” and “gradient subsidy” as two important determinants of TH’s effectiveness, which are two significant research gaps in existing TH policy studies. The research also helps policy makers in understanding the effectiveness of TH policies and designing the policies more suitable to the different cities to maintain sustainable development.

 

  • Pengpeng Li, Junyan Yang, & Jun Cao. Problem-oriented Measurement and Analysis of Urban Vitality Based on Multi-source Big Data. 2018 China Urban Planning Annual Conference Proceedings (07 Urban Design). China Urban Planning Association, 2018,13.(in Chinese)
  • Shiwen Qin, Pengpeng Li, Junyan Yang, Sili Liu, Jiahao Zhang. Research on the Internationalization of Urban and rural Planning in China: Based on the Literature analysis of Chinese scholars SCI/SSCI journals. Planners, 2020, 4 (10) : 5-11. (in Chinese)
  • Sili Liu, Pengpeng Li. Rural spatial evolution and inspiration from the perspective of self-organization theory in northern Anhui: A case study of Shunhe Village in Guoyang County . Construction of small towns,2020,38(02):78-87.(in Chinese)
  • “Is Global City Different? Central-local Game and Exceptionalism in China's Real Estate Regulation, Taking Shanghai Lingang District as an Example”, Annual Meeting of American Association of Geographers (AAG), 2020, Denver
  • “Research on the Internationalization of China's Urban and Rural Planning Discipline since the Reform and Opening-up——Based on the Analysis of Chinese Scholars' SCI/SSCI Journals” 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture ( ICCEA ), 2019, Seoul
  • “Problem-oriented Measurement and Analysis of Urban Vitality Based on Multi-source Big Data”, China Urban Planning Annual Conference, 2018, Hangzhou
Biography

Pengpeng is a PhD student at the Bartlett School of Planning under the supervision of Dr Qiulin Ke and Dr Sonia Freire Trigo. Before joining UCL community, he pursued his study of Urban Planning in China. He holds a BEng at Chongqing University (CQU) and Master’s degree in Southeast University (SEU). Pengpeng also worked as a planner in Urban Planning & Design Institute of SEU and Smart City Research Institute of SEU, where he developed his interests and professional experiences in data-augmented urban design under the guidance of Prof. Junyan Yang.

He is committed on enriching urban planning and designing in Chinese context with more inclusivity and sustainability. It triggers his new academic concerns about gentrification, housing, human capital mobility, and knowledge-based economy.

Publications

Pengpeng Li, Junyan Yang, & Jun Cao. Problem-oriented Measurement and Analysis of Urban Vitality Based on Multi-source Big Data. 2018 China Urban Planning Annual Conference Proceedings (07 Urban Design). China Urban Planning Association, 2018,13.(in Chinese)

Shiwen Qin, Pengpeng Li, Junyan Yang, Sili Liu, Jiahao Zhang. Research on the Internationalization of Urban and rural Planning in China: Based on the Literature analysis of Chinese scholars SCI/SSCI journals. Planners, 2020, 4 (10) : 5-11. (in Chinese)

Sili Liu, Pengpeng Li. Rural spatial evolution and inspiration from the perspective of self-organization theory in northern Anhui: A case study of Shunhe Village in Guoyang County . Construction of small towns,2020,38(02):78-87.(in Chinese)

Conference papers/presentations

“Is Global City Different? Central-local Game and Exceptionalism in China's Real Estate Regulation, Taking Shanghai Lingang District as an Example”, Annual Meeting of American Association of Geographers (AAG), 2020, Denver

“Research on the Internationalization of China's Urban and Rural Planning Discipline since the Reform and Opening-up——Based on the Analysis of Chinese Scholars' SCI/SSCI Journals” 2nd International Conference on Civil Engineering and Architecture ( ICCEA ), 2019, Seoul

“Problem-oriented Measurement and Analysis of Urban Vitality Based on Multi-source Big Data”, China Urban Planning Annual Conference, 2018, Hangzhou