Dahl, Molly; DeLeire, Thomas; Schwabish, Jonathan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
increases in earnings.
JEL Classification: J3, H2
Keywords: earned income tax credit, earnings, single mothers … that expansions in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
led to increases in employment for single mothers (Eissa and … federal income tax system.
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The credit was established in 1975 and
was greatly expanded in the 1990s. Today, the program …