Homelessness and labor markets

被引：11

作者：

Glomm, G ^{[1
]}

John, A

机构：

[1] Indiana Univ, Dept Econ, Bloomington, IN 47405 USA

[2] INSEAD, F-77305 Fontainebleau, France

来源：

REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS | 2002年 / 32卷 / 05期

关键词：

homelessness; employment; unemployment; housing; labor markets;

D O I：

10.1016/S0166-0462(01)00097-7

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The paper develops a simple two-period model in which homelessness arises endogenously. There is a non-convexity in the housing market, so some agents optimally choose not to consume housing, In the model, homelessness leads to lower labor productivity in the future. Housing is thus an investment good, but borrowing constraints may prevent agents from being able to finance this investment. The borrowing constraints and the productivity loss combine to generate a homelessness trap. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：591 / 606

页数：16

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