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作者

来源

JOURNAL OF HOUSING ECONOMICS,Vol.41,P.93-105

语言

英文

关键字

Exits from homelessness; Private information; Rehousing; Unified intake systems; NEW-YORK-CITY; SHELTER POPULATION

作者单位

[O'Flaherty, Brendan] Columbia Univ, Dept Econ, New York, NY 10027 USA. [Scutella, Rosanna] RMIT Univ, Social & Global Studies Ctr, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia. [Tseng, Yi-Ping] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Inst Appl Econ & Social Res, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia. Scutella, R (reprint author), RMIT Univ, Social & Global Studies Ctr, Melbourne, Vic 3001, Australia. E-Mail: rosanna.scutella@rmit.edu.au

摘要

Do people experiencing homelessness have private information that helps predict when they will leave homelessness? Our answer is yes: homeless people know important things about their future. We use data from Journeys Home, a path-breaking longitudinal study of homeless people and people at risk of homelessness in Australia. We suggest ways that private information can be used to improve service delivery. In particular, we show why decentralized intake systems may be more effective than command-and-control systems, despite the popularity of the latter.