Being Homeless: Evidence from Italy

M. Braga and Lucia Corno
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Marcelo Jose Braga and Michela Braga ()

Giornale degli Economisti, 2011, vol. 70, issue 3, 33-73

Abstract: Homelessness represents the most extreme form of poverty in industrialized countries and a critical consequence of economic crisis. The economic research on homelessness is almost non-existent because of the lack of reliable data. By interviewing homeless people in Milan and with a response rate of 62%, this paper presents and discusses the results of the first representative survey in Europe among the homeless. We find an overwhelming majority of divorced males in the central part of their life. Respondents indicate unemployment and breakdowns in family relationships as the main reasons for their status. Further, almost one third of the sample works, suggesting a possible reintegration of unemployed homeless in the labour market. Unconditional welfare assistance is correlated with labour market inactivity and longer homelessness spells.

Keywords: Homelessness; Original Survey; S-night approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 J1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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