Push and Pull framework

Driving factors

Push or pull

A study on factors driving rural homestead transfer

Urban areas (inflow)

Insufficient urban construction land

Pull

More job opportunities and higher income

Pull

Sound infrastructure and rich medical and education resources

Pull

High housing price

Push

High requirement for knowledge and skills from workers

Push

Rural areas (outflow)

Low level of intensive use homesteads

Pull

Low efficiency and income from agricultural work

Pull

Backward infrastructure and scare education and health care resources

Pull

Gradual improvement on rural social security

Push

Intervening obstacle factors

Household registration system

Household registration restraints in large cities are a push;

A unified household registration system in small and medium sized cities is a pull.

Personal factors

Age

Young age is a pull;

Old age is a push.

Education

Higher level of education is a pull

Lower level of education is a push.

Household income and share of income from non-agricultural sources

High is a pull;

Low is a push.

Location of rural homestead

Closeness to urban areas is a pull;

Being distant from urban areas is a push.

Definition and farmers’ awareness of property rights

Clearly defined property rights and farmers’ high awareness of property rights is a pull;

The opposite is a push.