Do Childhood Experiences of Parental Separation Lead to Homelessness?

Julie Moschion () and Jan van Ours

Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series from Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of parental separation on homelessness. Previous studies have only been able to provide descriptive evidence that parental separations relate to reductions in housing quality and stability. Using a unique dataset of disadvantaged Australians who provide retrospective information on parental separation and housing circumstances, we estimate bivariate duration models to examine transitions into homelessness following parental separation. Controlling for observed as well as unobserved family and individual characteristics, and exploiting the timing of events, we show that parental separation significantly increases the likelihood of experiencing homelessness in subsequent years if the separation occurred before the respondent was 12 years old. Parental separation occurring from the age of 12 only increases boys’ likelihood of becoming homeless, but not girls’.

Keywords: Parental separation; homelessness; Australia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 J12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53pp
Date: 2017-06
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Journal Article: Do childhood experiences of parental separation lead to homelessness? (2019)
Working Paper: Do Childhood Experiences of Parental Separation Lead to Homelessness? (2017)
Working Paper: Do Childhood Experiences of Parental Separation Lead to Homelessness? (2017)
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