Expansions to the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) over the last two decades have made the EITC one of …-induced changes to the generosity of the EITC have impacted household savings and unsecured debt holdings. Using data from the Survey … relationship between EITC generosity and household finances: changes in the household budget set associated with expansions to the …

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) expansion in 1993 substantially increases the maximum credits available to a family … this differential increase in the maximum credits, this study examines the effect of the 1993 EITC expansion on the labor … supply of unmarried women. Moreover, I find evidence that previous studies may underestimate the effect of the EITC on hours …

, 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 …