2002 Reports
"Causes" of homelessness: Understanding city- and individual-level data
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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- Academic Units
- Economics
- Publisher
- Department of Economics, Columbia University
- Series
- Department of Economics Discussion Papers, 0102-59
- Published Here
- March 22, 2011
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April 2002