Since 2009, homelessness among U.S. veterans has fallen by more than half. Among the overall population, it hasn’t budged. Monica Diaz and Shawn Liu of the Department of Veterans Affairs share some of the story behind the VA's success.

Show notes:

• Read more about the VA Homeless Programs Office at their website.
• Khadduri, J., de Sousa, T., Andrichik, A., Prestera, E., Rush, K., Tano, C., and Wheeler, M. (2023). The 2023 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress. Part 1: Point-In-Time Estimates of Homelessness. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Planning and Research.
• Colburn, G., & Aldern, C. P. (2022). Homelessness is a Housing Problem: How structural factors explain US patterns. University of California Press.
• O’Toole, T., & Kane, V. (2014). Return on Investment Analysis and Modeling (white paper). VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• O'Flaherty, B. (2019). Homelessness research: A guide for economists (and friends). Journal of Housing Economics, 44, 1-25.