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Homelessness: Data, Prevalence and Features - Softcover

 
9791281627086: Homelessness: Data, Prevalence and Features
Softcover
ISBN 13: 9791281627086
Publisher: EGEA Spa - Bocconi University Press, 2025

Synopsis

A data-driven exploration of homelessness across Europe, Australia, and the United States.

Homelessness examines this critical issue, offering insights from the latest economic research and a newly created database. Despite growing inequality and socio-economic shocks, reliable data remains elusive. This study provides a comprehensive dataset on homeless populations across 36 countries and 123 cities in Europe, Australia, and the United States.

Through empirical analysis, the authors identify the structural, economic, and social factors associated with homelessness. Discover the urgent need for

  • policy reform
  • data-driven insights
  • a global perspective
Ideal for students, academics, policy makers, and advocates seeking to understand the complexities behind one of society’s most pressing issues.

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About the Author

is a Lecturer at the Department of Economics at Bocconi University. She is a fellow of the Baffi-Carefin Centre and of the fRDB, a research organization that promotes applied and policy-oriented research on labor markets and welfare systems. Since 2008 she has been designing and managing censuses and surveys on homelessness. She is also involved in anti-poverty policies evaluation. is Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance at Cattolica University and Executive Director of the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP) at Bocconi University. She is affiliated with J-PAL, a fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and a full member of the EUDN (European Development Research Network). is Research Coordinator at the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti, a research organization that promotes applied and policy-oriented research on labor markets, immigration and welfare systems in Europe. In her professional role, she oversees complex research projects related to labor economics, immigration, social policy, and policy evaluation.

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Publisher
EGEA Spa - Bocconi University Press
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 13 
9791281627086
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
160
Editor
Braga Michela, Corno Lucia, Monti Paola