Homelessness prevention in New York City: On average, it works

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作者：
Goodman, Sarena [1 ]
Messeri, Peter [2 ]
O'Flaherty, Brendan [3 ]
机构：
[1] Fed Reserve Board Governors, Div Res & Stat, 20th & C St NW, Washington, DC 20551 USA
[2] Columbia Univ, Mailman Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Sociomed Sci, 722 W 168 St, New York, NY 10032 USA
[3] Columbia Univ, Dept Econ, Mail Code 3308,420 W 118th St, New York, NY 10027 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF HOUSING ECONOMICS | 2016年 / 31卷
关键词：
Homelessness prevention; Shelter entries; Family homelessness; New York City; Quasi-experimental; Theory of prevention evaluation; SHELTER POPULATION; FAMILIES; CHILDHOOD;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jhe.2015.12.001
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This study evaluates the community impact of the first four years of Homebase, a homelessness prevention program in New York City. Family shelter entries decreased on average in the neighborhoods in which Homebase was operating. Homebase effects appear to be heterogeneous, and so different kinds of averages imply different-sized effects. The (geometric) average decrease in shelter entries was about 5% when census tracts are weighted equally, and 11% when community districts (which are much larger) are weighted equally. This study also examines the effect of foreclosures. Foreclosures are associated with more shelter entries in neighborhoods that usually do not send large numbers of families to the shelter system. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页数：21
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