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Examining the Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on the Labor Market Participation of Families on Welfare

Hotz, V. Joseph - 2006

This paper examines the employment effects of the earned income tax credit (EITC). We use a unique dataset, created by matching administrative data from public assistance records, unemployment insurance records, and federal tax returns for a sample of California residents. We conduct a set of...

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The Short-Term Labor Supply Response to the Expanded Child Tax Credit

Enriquez, Brandon; Jones, Damon; Tedeschi, Ernest V. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

We estimate the extensive and intensive margin labor supply response to the monthly Child Tax Credit disbursed in 2021 as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act. Using Current Population Survey microdata, we compare labor supply outcomes among households who qualify for varying relative...

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The Initial Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Material Hardship

Parolin, Zachary; Ananat, Elizabeth Oltmans; Collyer, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021

The transformation of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) into a more generous, inclusive monthly payment marks a historic (temporary) shift in U.S. treatment of low-income families. To investigate the initial impact of these payments, we apply a series of difference-in-difference estimates using Census...

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Do Child Tax Benefits Affect the Wellbeing of Children? Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions

Milligan, Kevin - 2008

A vast literature has examined the impact of family income on the health and development outcomes of children. One … channel through which increased income may operate is an improvement in a family's ability to provide food, shelter, clothing … investigated the relationship between income and the psychological wellbeing of the family. By reducing stress and conflict, more …

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Labor Supply Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit : Evidence from Wisconsin Supplemental Benefit for Families with Three Children

Cancian, Maria - 2005

We examine the labor market consequences of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), comparing labor market behavior of eligible parents in Wisconsin, which supplements the federal EITC for families with three children, to that of similar parents in states that do not supplement the federal EITC....

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The Integration of Child Tax Credits and Welfare : Evidence from the National Child Benefit Program

Milligan, Kevin - 2004

In 1998, the Canadian government introduced a new child tax credit. The innovation in the program was its integration with social assistance (welfare). Some provinces agreed to subtract the new federally-paid benefits from provincially-paid social assistance, partially lowering the welfare wall....

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Subsidizing the Stork : New Evidence on Tax Incentives and Fertility

Milligan, Kevin - 2002

, jurisdiction, and family type. This permits a triple-difference estimator to be implemented -- both on the program's introduction …

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Labor Supply Response to the Earned Income Tax Credit

Eissa, Nada - 1995

In a series of major expansions starting in 1987, the earned income tax credit (EITC) has become a central part of the federal government's anti-poverty strategy. In this paper, we examine the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA86), which included an expansion of the EITC, on labor force...

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The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on Child Developmental Outcomes

Aizer, Anna; Lleras-Muney, Adriana; Michelmore, Katherine - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024

Child poverty fell to historic lows in 2021, in large part due to the temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC). We consider the possible implications of this expansion on children's short- and long-term development. To do so, we review the available short-run evidence from the 2021...

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The 2021 Child Tax Credit, the Living Arrangements and Housing Affordability of Families with Low Incomes

Pilkauskas, Natasha V.; Michelmore, Katherine; Kovski, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Access to safe and stable housing is important for child and adult wellbeing. Yet many low-income households face severe challenges in maintaining stable housing. In this paper we examine the impact of the 2021 temporary expansion to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) on the living arrangements and...

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