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. Data come from the 2000 Census of Population. Most previous studies …

Over 18 million taxpayers are projected to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in tax year 1997, at a total … cost to the federal government of about 25 billion dollars. The EITC is refundable, so that any amount of the credit …) would increase labor force participation, but secondary earners would reduce their labor supply in response to an EITC. We …

In a series of major expansions starting in 1987, the earned income tax credit (EITC) has become a central part of the … included an expansion of the EITC, on labor force participation and hours of work. The expansion of the credit affected an … EITC on the relative labor supply outcomes of single women with and without children. We therefore compare the change in …

Since its inception in 1975, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has grown into the largest, Federally-funded means …-tested cash assistance program in the United States. In this chapter, we review the political history of the EITC, its rules and … much of the recent economic research on the EITC, discussing participation in the credit and compliance with its provisions …

, state and local governments can also benefit from maximizing participation of their constituents in the federal EITC, and … there are several reasons why state or local EITCs could increase participation in the federal EITC program. We find some … evidence suggesting that state EITCs may increase federal EITC program participation among low-skilled single filers with …

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. Data come from the 2000 Census of Population. Most previous studies …

Since its inception in 1975, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) has grown into the largest, Federally-funded means …-tested cash assistance program in the United States. In this chapter, we review the political history of the EITC, its rules and … much of the recent economic research on the EITC, discussing participation in the credit and compliance with its provisions …

Over 18 million taxpayers are projected to receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in tax year 1997, at a total … cost to the federal government of about 25 billion dollars. The EITC is refundable, so that any amount of the credit …) would increase labor force participation, but secondary earners would reduce their labor supply in response to an EITC. We …

In a series of major expansions starting in 1987, the earned income tax credit (EITC) has become a central part of the … included an expansion of the EITC, on labor force participation and hours of work. The expansion of the credit affected an … EITC on the relative labor supply outcomes of single women with and without children. We therefore compare the change in …