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Homelessness on the West Coast and the Role of Health: Inefficiency and Productivity Loss in American Society

In: Essays in Honor of Subal Kumbhakar

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  • Corey Fuller
  • Robin C. Sickles

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Homelessness has many causes and also is stigmatized in the United States, leading to much misunderstanding of its causes and what policy solutions may ameliorate the problem. The problem is of course getting worse and impacting many communities far removed from the West Coast cities the authors examine in this study. This analysis examines the socioeconomic variables influencing homelessness on the West Coast in recent years. The authors utilize a panel fixed effects model that explicitly includes measures of healthcare access and availability to account for the additional health risks faced by individuals who lack shelter. The authors estimate a spatial error model (SEM) in order to better understand the impacts that systemic shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have on a variety of factors that directly influence productivity and other measures of welfare such as income inequality, housing supply, healthcare investment, and homelessness.

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  • Corey Fuller & Robin C. Sickles, 2024. "Homelessness on the West Coast and the Role of Health: Inefficiency and Productivity Loss in American Society," Advances in Econometrics, in: Essays in Honor of Subal Kumbhakar, volume 46, pages 45-80, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:aecozz:s0731-905320240000046004
    DOI: 10.1108/S0731-905320240000046004
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    Keywords

    Homelessness; health; inequality; spatial spillovers; panel data; COVID-19; C21; C23; C42; C81; I1; I32; I38;
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • C42 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Survey Methods
    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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