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Short moves and long stays: homeless family responses to exogenous shelter assignments in New York City

Cassidy, Michael T. - 2020

Using an original administrative dataset in the context of a scarcity induced-natural experi-ment in New York City, I find that families placed in shelters in their neighborhoods of origin remain there considerably longer than those assigned to distant shelters. Locally-placed families also...

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Government social protection and households' welfare during the Covid-19 pandemic in South Africa

Zhou, Sheunesu; Ayandibu, Ayansola Olatunji; … - In: Journal of business and socio-economic development 3 (2023) 4, pp. 308-321

Purpose - This study evaluates the impact of government social protection interventions on households' welfare in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach - The study uses survey data comprising 393 observations and the multinomial logistic regression technique to analyse the effect of...

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The role of participatory approach in reducing social vulnerability : the example of a social intervention aiming at the re-housing of families belonging to a marginalized Roma com...

Lacatus, Olimpiu Bela; Adorjáni, Júlia; David-Kacsó, … - In: Revista română de economie 44 (2017) 1, pp. 95-106

communities in Romania. Within the housing component of the pilot project, participatory social housing will be piloted in the … to the marginalized communities in case. Since the number of housing units achieved within the project represents only … approximately 10% of the total amount of housing units needed for the spatial desegregation of the communities living at present in …

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Resilience among vulnerable households in Europe : questions, concept, findings and implications

Promberger, Markus - 2017

The paper shows the results of the RESCuE project, an in-depth qualitative investigation of 250 vulnerable households, their living conditions and socioeconomic practices across nine European countries on the background of the European crisis since 2008. After refining the concept and developing...

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Resilience among vulnerable households in Europe: Questions, concept, findings and implications

Promberger, Markus - 2017

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Racialization and subsidized low-income housing in American cities

Blackmond Larnell, Twyla; Williams, Cameron - In: Journal of poverty : innovations on social, political & … 23 (2019) 2, pp. 123-143

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Analysis of Poverty and Inequality in Bolivia,1999-2005: A Microsimulation Approach

Gutierrez, Claudia - 2008

This paper studies the changes in inequality and poverty in the period 1999-2005 in Bolivia through the analysis of the changes in the labour market. A decomposition method based on micro-simulation techniques was applied. The decomposition works with an income generation model at the household...

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Determinants of financial inclusion of urban poor in India : an empirical analysis

Bapat, Dhananjay; Bhattacharyay, Biswanath - 2016

Financial inclusion is crucial for the inclusive and sustainable economic growth of developing countries. Access to financial services to all citizens, particularly to low income and poor people is a key to promote inclusive growth. While rural financial inclusion assumes importance from policy...

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Poverty trends in Pakistan

Nazli, Hina; Whitney, Edward; Mahrt, Kristi - 2015

The official estimates of poverty in Pakistan have shown a remarkable and consistent decline in the poverty headcount during the previous decade. This paper examines trends in poverty between 2001 and 2011 using the official food energy intake and the cost of basic needs approaches, both of...

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The 'Hidden' Geographies of Energy Poverty in Post-Socialism : Between Institutions and Households

Bouzarovski, Stefan - 2006

One of the consequences of the post-socialist transformation of Eastern and Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union is the emergence of energy poverty, a condition where households are living in inadequately heated homes. This paper examines the institutional and demographic underpinnings of...

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