Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
Year: 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in devastating health, social, and economic effects across the globe. Its full consequences will be felt for years to come. During the first 12 months of the pandemic, the news focused much attention on morbidity … Continue reading
Regional Studies
Year: 2022
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the US federal government distributed US$800 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses to preserve employment. Since PPP funding was transmitted through private banks, the characteristics of the regional banking market … Continue reading
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Year: 2022
When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, it created new opportunities for people experiencing homelessness to access long-term housing subsidies through the Emergency Housing Voucher program. A new research brief from the Alliance’s Homelessness Research Institute explores … Continue reading
American Journal of Epidemiology
Year: 2021
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and associated economic crisis have placed millions of US households at risk of eviction. Evictions may accelerate COVID-19 transmission by decreasing individuals’ ability to socially distance. We leveraged variation in the expiration of eviction … Continue reading
Economic Roundtable
Year: 2022
Struggling workers are either everyone’s responsibility now or everyone’s problem later. When poorly paid workers become jobless at the thin edge of the job market and then unable to pay rent, homeless destitution follows. In fact, we are equipped with … Continue reading
The Lancet
Year: 2020
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is infecting people throughout the world. It is probable that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will be transmitted to people experiencing homelessness, which will become a major problem in particular in North America where there … Continue reading
Year: 2023
After more than two years of health, economic, and social impacts from COVID-19 that amplified existing inequalities, the 2022 Point-in-Time Count numbers revealed a steep rise in homelessness among Latinos in the United States. This brief analyzes data from the … Continue reading
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2023
Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) were created to assist households impacted by the effects of COVID-19. Its purpose is to provide housing stability to families or individuals at risk of homelessness, unhoused, or fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence. The … Continue reading
Journal of Adolescent Health
Year: 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted devastating health, social, and economic effects globally. This study examines the experiences of young adults in the United States with respect to food insecurity during the pandemic and factors associated with higher and lower risk … Continue reading