Homelessness
Data, Prevalence and Features
$112.84
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2024
Summary
Homelessness and precarious living conditions are critical issues among the urban poor and represent a significant policy concern in several industrialized countries. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have increased the prevalence of people living in inadequate shelter due to sudden income shocks. However, publicly available data on the global homeless population are extremely rare.
In this book, the authors first compile a newly created database that includes data on homeless populati…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9791281627086 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Michela Braga, Lucia Corno, Paola Monti |
| Publisher: | Egea Spa - Bocconi University Press |
| Imprint: | Egea Spa - Bocconi University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 171mm |
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About The Author
Michela Braga
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.
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).
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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