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effect of the DC supplemental earned income tax credit (EITC) and the federal EITC on poverty and income dynamics within … Washington, DC, from 2001 to 2011. The EITC in DC merits investigation, as the DC supplement to the federal credit is the largest … in the nation. The supplemental DC EITC was enacted in 2000, and has been expanded from 10 percent of the federal credit …
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In this paper, I first summarize how the US Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) operates and describe the characteristics … of recipients. I then discuss empirical work on the effects of the EITC on poverty and income distribution, and its … effects on labor supply. Next, I discuss a few policy concerns about the EITC: possible negative effects on hours of work and …
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Major changes in federal and state welfare systems have created new opportunities for the development of innovative social policies aimed at low-income individuals who desire to work. New York State, which had one of the most generous earned income tax credits and child and dependent care...
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"This paper investigates the impact of changes in earnings disregards for welfare assistance received by single mothers following welfare reform in 1996. Some states adopted much higher earnings disregards (women could work full time and still receive welfare), while other states did not. We...
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This paper investigates the impact of changes in earnings disregards for welfare assistance received by single mothers following welfare reform in 1996. Some states adopted much higher earnings disregards (women could work full time and still receive welfare), while other states did not. We...
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