Urban Market Research Articles

Work trajectories and status attainment process: a study using sequence analysis

Applying sequence analysis methods to work trajectories recorded in the 2012 China Labor Force Dynamics Survey, this study examines the types of work trajectories in China’s urban labor market in three dimensions: employment status, organizational type, and work position. The findings suggest that along with the market transition, China’s urban labor market is experiencing diverse and complex job mobility patterns. This study identifies four types of work trajectories: the merit-based work trajectory, the blue-collar’s work trajectory in the private sector, the blue-collar’s work trajectory in state-owned enterprises, and the self-employed trajectory. These four typical work trajectories have significantly different influences on individuals’ attainment of socioeconomic status and elite status. This study sheds light on the microprocesses in status attainment by examining the role of work trajectories from a longitudinal perspective.

Exploration of the regional correlation and network structure characteristics of land prices: A case study of Hebei, China

It is important to explore the correlation characteristics of land markets among cities in order to promote coordinated developments. Based on the residential land prices in 168 counties in Hebei Province, this study used spatial econometric models and social network analysis to analyze the regional correlation effect and network structure evolution characteristics of residential land prices. The results indicated that: 1) the regional residential land price level has significant global spatial autocorrelation and local autocorrelation. High-High clusters were concentrated in cities around Beijing and Tianjin and provincial capitals, while Low-Low clusters were mostly distributed in central and southern Hebei. 2) The direct effect and spillover effect of influencing factors of residential land price were significantly different. The residents’ purchasing power, the socioeconomic level, and the land resources had significant impacts on the residential land price of the county itself, while the level of infrastructure and the policy environment had significant impacts on the residential land price of neighboring counties. 3) The degree centrality and betweenness centrality of residential land price in central counties of Hebei Province was generally high, showing a trend of agglomeration. However, the peripheral cities of Hebei Province lacked important central nodes in the network structure. From 2013 to 2020, increasing numbers of counties had shown the transmission function of “bridge,” and the balance of land price in the whole region had been constantly improved. The study found that the regional residential land price itself had spatial autocorrelation, and the spillover effect of its related factors was also the driving force that affects the transmission and diffusion of land price between counties. The change in the spatial network of county residential land price was primarily manifested in the transmission process starting from the central cities. The tightness of the spatial network was related to the number and distribution of central nodes. Hebei Province should focus on cultivating urban central nodes with development potential in marginal areas, create more land market growth poles according to local conditions, and accelerate the integration of land factor markets in Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei to achieve healthy and balanced development of residential land prices. This study made up for the shortcomings of previous studies on land price correlations. The combination of correlation feature analysis and spatial network structure analysis was more helpful to reveal the characteristics of regional land price development, and the results could provide a reference for the formulation of urban land market regulation policies.

Privatization to Inequality: How China's State-Owned-Enterprise Reform Restructured the Urban Labor Market

Privatization to Inequality: How China's State-Owned-Enterprise Reform Restructured the Urban Labor Market

СОСТОЯНИЕ И ТЕНДЕНЦИИ РАЗВИТИЯ РЫНКА ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ ГОРОДСКОЙ МОБИЛЬНОСТИ: МАРКЕТИНГОВЫЙ АСПЕКТ

The article is devoted to the study of the current state and key trends in the development of the world and Russian intellectual urban mobility markets. The authors considered the factors influencing the marketing of products and the development of key market segments, studied its trends and identified growth factors on a global scale. The article analyzes the features of the development of the intellectual urban mobility market in the country context, describes the trends and prospects for the development of the Russian market in the main product and service segments. The authors estimate the expected implementation period of key areas of digital mobility in Russia and other countries of the world, and also consider the trends in the development of segments of carsharing, kicksharing and public transport.

Research on the Operation Mechanism and Optimization Path of Wechat Gig Group

The rise of platform economy accelerates the diversification of labor market forms and makes the combination of labor and capital more diversified. Among them, wechat gig group meets the needs of low-end labor market and provides employment opportunities for homogenous low-end labor groups. In actual operation, wechat gig group, as a small urban labor market in the digital economy, has the advantages of transaction costs, the convergence of labor prices, and the gradual transformation of the working relationship between group owners and group members into community embedments. It is found that there are problems in the operation process such as information overload, man-post mismatch, gray level management that reduces the standardization of labor dispatch and information technology application may inhibit the employment of low-end labor, and puts forward optimization paths from community awareness, man-post dynamic optimization, interest perception and other ways to help the harmony of labor-capital relations in the platform economy period.

Buyer behaviour modelling of rural online purchase intention using logistic regression

Improvements in connectivity, smartphone adoption, data usage, a competitive e-commerce space, innovations in financial technologies, and logistics growth are expected to push the Indian e-commerce industry to 200 billion dollars by 2026. The growth will mainly be propelled by the rural populace - constituting 68% of the Indian population and accounting for half of its consumption. It will be primarily driven by their increasing aspirations, brand consciousness, and value search against a stagnant urban market. However, such growth depends on the marketer's understanding of rural consumers, whose online consumer behaviour has not been well investigated. The current study tries to bridge this gap by studying the antecedents of rural e-commerce adoption. The results indicate that service quality, enjoyment, and trust are the most critical parameters for rural e-commerce adoption. The study results can help e-commerce market participants design suitable intervention strategies to improve their rural sales and returns.

Converting Fruit Waste into Biogas: A Waste to Energy Strategy for Urban Markets in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria

Converting Fruit Waste into Biogas: A Waste to Energy Strategy for Urban Markets in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria

Determinants of Choice of Market Channel of Broiler Value Chain Main Actors in Southwest, Nigeria.

This study on Determinants of choice of market channel of broiler value chain main actors in Southwest, Nigeria was carried out in Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select two hundred and thirty respondents made up of broiler producers, broiler processors, live broiler marketers, and dressed broiler marketers. Primary data were used for the survey. Data were analysed with the use of descriptive statistics and multinomial regression analysis. Male farmers in their active age dominated the broiler enterprise across the value chain in the Southwest. Majority (53.3%) of the actors had tertiary education; about 70.9% of the respondents had and average experience of 6years in broiler value chain enterprise with an average household size of 3 persons. However, majority (64.8%) of the respondents did not belong to any association. Results revealed that level of education and transportation cost were significant as determinants of preference of local market over farm gate, however, only transportation cost had odd ratio greater than 1. The Age, years of marketing experience, price of broiler chickens and membership of association of the respondents were significant as determinants of preference of urban market over farm gate, however, the age of the respondents had odd ratio less than 1. The study recommends that, entrepreneurial trainings should be organized for young adults by various government agencies and NGOs and, actors be encouraged to form themselves into association to promote sales outside the farm gate.

URBAN service diversity and labor mobility — Analysis Based on "meituan.com" big data and micro survey of floating population

<p>In the context of the new era, people's pursuit of a better life is becoming more and more prominent. The diversity and welfare of urban services will become an important support for attracting labor and optimizing talent structure. This paper uses the "meituan.com" life service classification and the 2017 China floating population dynamic monitoring survey (CMDS) data to study the impact of urban service diversity on labor mobility. The results show that the diversity of urban services will significantly reduce the willingness of migrant population to move out. For every 1% increase in the diversity of service categories, the average probability of labor migration will be reduced by about 3.5% 23%; The impact of urban service diversity has group differences. Younger and highly skilled groups are more sensitive, and the marginal effect can reach 4.5% 62% and 4 03%. Considering the adjustment effect and regional heterogeneity, the expansion analysis further found that the level of urban informatization and marketization has a positive amplification effect on the diversity of service categories to attract and retain talents, especially in the eastern region and large cities with a population of more than 5 million. This study provides policy enlightenment for urban talent attraction and labor competition.</p>

The resurrection of sweet corn inbred SC11-2 using marker aided breeding for β-carotene

Sweet corn has dominated the urban market due to its sweetness, tenderness, and ease of digestibility. It's import and export values have dramatically increased during the past 10 years as a fresh, processed, and preserved commodity. However, the commercially available sweet corns are deficient in β-carotene. In our study, we introgressed the favorable allele of crtRB1 (responsible for high β-carotene) into the recurrent sweet corn inbred SC11-2 from maize donor parent UMI1230β1+ to develop the β-carotene-rich sweet corn genotype by marker aided breeding. The crtRB1 3′TE InDel marker was utilized for foreground selection of favorable genotype. A total of 103 polymorphic SSR markers were employed for background selection, resulting in a 96% recovery of recurrent parent genome (RPG). We recorded high β-carotene content (9.878–10.645 μg/g) in the introgressed lines compared to the recurrent parent, SC11-2 (0.989 μg/g). The sugar content ranged from 18 to 19.10% and was on par with the recurrent parent (20.40%). These biofortified inbreds can be used as a donor in maize breeding programs to develop sweet corn genotypes with high β-carotene content.

Transportation Control Model Of Medan Center Market

Millions of Indonesians still supply their daily needs to a traditional market that is synonymous with the lower middle class. The study aimed at the problem of transportation at the center of the terrain city market and how to find solutions to the transport problem. The terrain city market center as a first-class market in the terrain city is one of the largest in the terrain city. One of the problems at the center of the terrain city market is that of transportation, which involves the daily congestion we encounter at a very critical stage. The central market for the city of Medan does seem to be physically, financially and under. In the study, problems are set in place (1) what is the current condition of the urban market and (2) what is the solution to the transportation problems that exist in the municipal market center? Using transportation control model approaches in the center of the city market that will be directly observed and analyzed using Vissim software. Researchers in this regard took a direct look at the problem at the city market center. Studies indicate that economic activity in the central urban market area has significant transportation problems, especially congestion. With the transport conditions and until the moment.

The Impact of Resettlement in Urban Market Redevelopment on Income Inequality, Its Determinants, and Implications for the Resettled Population: Applying the Kejetia New Market Exemplar, Ghana

Resettlement has become inevitable and necessary for urban market redevelopment to be implemented in developing countries, yet it impacts the livelihoods of the displaced population. In Ghana, studies have contributed significantly to the social processes, however, income inequality is rare. Therefore, the present study contributes to the knowledge gap by examining the impact of resettlement on income inequality in Kejetia market redevelopment in Ghana, and discusses their determinants and the implications for traders and drivers before, during, and after resettlement. Mixed methods were adopted using semi-structured interviews for field data. Theil’s T-Statistic was explored to measure inequality into three decompositions; ‘between-groups,’ ‘within-groups,’ and ‘overall’ inequalities to understand its form and trends across the three resettlement stages. The study findings showed complex inequalities in forms and trends at each stage. In addition, the findings lay bare the determinants and implications of income inequalities. Generally, the study concludes that the resettlement project not only induced unsatisfactory incomes and inequality, but equity concerns for traders’ and drivers’ groups, particularly the latter. The key implication of the research is the importance of influencing scholars and policy practitioners to give attention to the income inequality effects from resettlement in urban market redevelopment.

Reframing Spatialities in Urban Africa. Insights from Onitsha Markets in Nigeria

Onitsha is a city in southeastern Nigeria driven by an urban market phenomenon. It is currently the third largest urban area in Africa, trailing behind Cairo and Lagos, respectively. The constructions of spatialities, and under the notion of terra nullius and extreme otherness in post-colonial Africa, worsened the challenges of rapid and uncontrolled urban growth. The paper provides insights on how the successive political events on the African continent shaped the manifestations of contemporary spatialities and potential pathways to reverse the trend. A review of planning approaches in Nigeria was conducted, starting from colonial cantonments to current epoch of extreme uncertainty, and through the lens of Onitsha markets spatialities. The markets in Onitsha reveal emergent forms of spatialities in response to the extreme otherness and uncertainty in the city. The paper presents arguments on the need to rethink the current architecture, urban design, and planning practices and pedagogies beyond alterity, while embracing the complexity of post-colonial urban Africa. It also provides an opportunity for developing alternative theorizing, tools and frameworks towards equitable and livable urban futures.

City-level socioeconomic divergence, air pollution differentials and internal migration in China: Migrants vs talent migrants

This study investigates the relative impacts of city-level contextual features, including air quality, medical resources and socioeconomic development indicators, on the scale of intercity migration and the proportion of talents in migration flows. We find that air pollution exerts a strong deterrent impact, while the availability of medical services has a positive impact, on intercity migration. The magnitude of estimated effects of air quality and medical resources is considerably higher than most of socioeconomic indicators, especially for those educated migrants. There is a considerable heterogeneity in the effects of city-level factors on migrants' destination choices. Migrants who undertake intra-provincial migration and those who migrate to the eastern and western regions and the provincial capital cities, especially those talent migrants, are more responsive to the changes in air quality and medical resources. We also find that the institutional legacy and the resulting segmented urban labour market continue to function in social and labour stratifications, which plays an important role in determining intercity migration and makes some push-pull factors ineffective or run contrary to the conventional wisdom.

Inside Zambia's 'new normal:' COVID-19 policy responses and implications for peri-urban food security and livelihoods.

This paper explores COVID-19 policy responses and experiences of their impact on food systems and livelihoods, and other factors shaping vulnerability among peri-urban small-scale farmers in Zambia. We draw on household surveys and case studies, multi-level interviews and group discussions to make sense of 'new normal' policy (in)action and its (in) effectiveness in shaping peri-urban production, market linkages and livelihoods during the pandemic. Results show COVID-19 policy responses affected peri-urban production supply and demand for food and inputs. The 'new normal' policy responses aimed at striking a balance between health concerns and economic development as a pathway to recovery have not been followed by systematic peri-urban agriculture support, leading to failure to stimulate production and drive urban market linkages, including supermarkets. Findings bring nuance to fragilities in national food systems and the need for long-term and transformative interventions that can strengthen peri-urban agriculture and livelihoods beyond the pandemic.

Marketing analysis of the intelligent urban mobility market

The article presents the results of a marketing analysis of the global and Russian markets for intelligent urban mobility, including a set of solutions that improve the quality of citizens’ life – environmentally friendly modes of transport, shared services, on-demand mobility and infrastructure for integrating technologies into the urban environment. The authors propose a characteristic of the smart mobility market, consider the main segments and identify key trends in its development. Special attention is paid to the peculiarities of the transport sharing market development. In a comparative way, the features of consumer preferences, the volume of investments in sharing products and forecasts of market development are analyzed.

The impact of light rail transit station area development on residential property values in Calgary, Canada: Focus on land use diversity and activity opportunities

Although many studies have examined the effects of transit accessibility on housing prices, fewer studies have looked more closely at the implications of transit station area development on the urban housing market. Employing a multi-level hedonic price model, we examined the effect of light rail transit (LRT) station area development on residential property values in Calgary, Canada. Station area development is measured by 1) land use diversity index, also known as land use entropy, and 2) activity opportunity count (i.e., the number of selected business licenses) within the 400m-buffers of station. In the case of Calgary, land use diversity is not associated with property values, which is counter to the existing knowledge. However, our findings suggest that activity opportunities around stations are positively related, particularly to the value of apartment properties. We also observed that a lack of activity opportunities for pedestrians and transit users and a poorly designed station area can partially explain the unexpected outcomes.

The impact of trade on animal exploitation in Rome during the Roman period: The evidence from zooarchaeological analysis

In this paper some results derived from zooarchaeological studies carried out in Rome are presented and discussed in detail; these provide evidence of the trade and circulation of animals, meat and other animal products to and from the ancient city. Over the past forty years a large number of animal remain assemblages from the urban area of Rome have come to light and have been studied, producing a large amount of information on several aspects of animal consumption and exploitation in ancient times. The discovery of exotic or rare animal species, the change in the frequency of selected body parts of domesticated animals destined to the urban market, and the identification of specific processing methods linked to the circulation of animal products are here discussed in relation to evidence from other resources, in order to outline the nature of animal and animal product trade during the Roman period.

Impact of Urban Mining on Energy Efficiency: Evidence from China

Achievement of carbon neutrality requires lowering energy consumption in China. However, only a few studies have focused on the impact of urban mining on the reduction in energy consumption, and the impact of urban mining on reducing energy consumption remains unclear. This study explored the impact of urban mining on energy efficiency by adopting the panel data of 281 prefecture-level cities in China between 2003 and 2016 using the difference-in-difference method, and tested the setting up of urban mining pilot bases on reducing urban energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) and channel mechanisms. The empirical findings show that urban mining pilot bases have significantly reduced energy consumption per unit of GDP by 3.67%. The instrumental variable method was used to overcome endogenous problems of the empirical results and related robustness tests. The verification results of the impact mechanism show that urban mining reduces the energy consumption per unit of GDP through three channels: by improving the degree of urban marketization, enhancing the harmony between the government and the market, and increasing the abundance of factor markets. The heterogeneity analysis shows that urban mining has a significant reduction effect on energy consumption per unit of GDP in all four regions of China; however, the energy-saving effect in the northeast is higher than that in the other regions. This study provides an empirical test and policy insights for the contribution of urban mining pilot bases in promoting China’s development of green industry and circular economy. It also offers a new path for cities in developing countries to promote energy conservation and achieve urban sustainability via urban mining.

How Can the Risk of Misconduct in Land Expropriation for Tract Development Be Prevented and Mitigated: A Study of “Good Land Governance” Inspection in China

In the context of China’s new round of land reform, narrowing the scope of land expropriation, standardising the procedures for land expropriation, and building a unified urban and rural construction land market have become the objectives of land expropriation reform. The new Land Management Law of the People’s Republic of China confirms land expropriation for tract development as a new situation for the land acquisition system. However, in the process of implementing the system, the new land acquisition mode is plagued by the dual dilemma of the falsification of public interests and the lack of a mechanism to realise public interests, which leads to the real risk of misconduct in standards. The concept of the coordination of interests and co-operative governance in “Good Land Governance” is a sure way to overcome this structural risk. The article analyses the causes through the lens of “Good Land Governance” and concludes that the risk of failure of the standards can be addressed through the binary public good remedy: On the one hand, from the perspective of coordination of interests, drawing on the principle of proportionality, the system can be built by improving the way of purposeful examination, so as to achieve the effect of preventing the risk of deflating and generalising public interests in order to achieve the effect of realising and reinforcing public interests. On the other hand, from the perspective of synergistic shared governance and drawing on the logic of land justice, institutional insight can be built by way of establishing a pattern of shared public interest, thus achieving the effect of preventing the risk of public interest erosion in order to achieve the effect of shared public interest replenishment.