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"Causes" of homelessness: Understanding city- and individual-level data

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Brendan O'Flaherty () (Columbia University - Department of Economics)
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Studies of homelessness that use city-level observations get systematically different results from studies that use individual-level data. I explain why. The findings are consistent with a model of homelessness as a condition requiring a conjunction of unfortunate circumstances.

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Paper provided by Columbia University, Department of Economics in its series Discussion Papers with number 0102-59.

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Date of creation: 2002
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  6. Honig, Marjorie & Filer, Randall K, 1993. "Causes of Intercity Variation in Homelessness," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 83(1), pages 248-55, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. John M. Quigley & Steven Raphael & Eugene Smolensky, 2001. "Homeless In America, Homeless In California," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 83(1), pages 37-51, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Christina Paxson & Jane Waldfogel, 1999. "Work, Welfare, and Child Maltreatment," NBER Working Papers 7343, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  9. Grimes, Paul W. & Chressanthis, George A., 1997. "Assessing the Effect of Rent Control on Homelessness," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 41(1), pages 23-37, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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