Srinjoy Sen
Current Organizations / Institutes
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Research Subjects
Srinjoy Sen has a total of 2 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Pedro Souza
School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University
1 shared publication - Thiemo Fetzer
Department of Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 21 November 2022
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of the European Economic Association
- Vol. 21 (2) , 526-559
Housing Insecurity and Homelessness: Evidence from the United Kingdom
Homelessness and precarious living conditions are on the rise across much of the Western world. This paper exploits quasi-exogenous variation in the affordability of rents due to a cut in rent subsidies for low-income households in the United Kingdom in April 2011. Using comprehensive district-level administrative data, we show that the affordability shock caused a significant increase in financial distress, evictions, property crimes, insecure temporary housing arrangements, statutory homelessness, and actual rough sleeping. The most notable rise in statutory homelessness is driven by families with children, lone parents, individuals with existing health conditions, and as a result of having been evicted. We estimate that the fiscal savings were low and shifted toward the local administration: Savings by the central government were partially offset by an increase in council spending to meet statutory obligations for homelessness.
- 21 November 2022
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of the European Economic Association
- Vol. 21 (2) , 526-559
Housing Insecurity and Homelessness: Evidence from the United Kingdom
Homelessness and precarious living conditions are on the rise across much of the Western world. This paper exploits quasi-exogenous variation in the affordability of rents due to a cut in rent subsidies for low-income households in the United Kingdom in April 2011. Using comprehensive district-level administrative data, we show that the affordability shock caused a significant increase in financial distress, evictions, property crimes, insecure temporary housing arrangements, statutory homelessness, and actual rough sleeping. The most notable rise in statutory homelessness is driven by families with children, lone parents, individuals with existing health conditions, and as a result of having been evicted. We estimate that the fiscal savings were low and shifted toward the local administration: Savings by the central government were partially offset by an increase in council spending to meet statutory obligations for homelessness.