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| Title: | | The US earned income tax credit, its effects, and possible reforms  |
| Authors: | | Meyer, Bruce D. |
| Issue Date: | | 2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Working paper // IFAU - Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation 2008:14 |
| Abstract: | | 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 marriage, and problems of compliance with the tax system. I then briefly discuss some possible reforms to the structure of the current EITC. |
| Subjects: | | Welfare reform Earned income tax credit EITC Earnings subsidies Tax credits Poverty |
| JEL: | | D31 H24 I38 J38 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Working Papers, Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU)
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