Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/80645 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 7369
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In this paper, I will describe in detail both the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit in the U.S., including their origins, their structure, and the effects they have on the labor market and family formation. I will then discuss the macroeconomic implications of U.S. welfare reform, and then conclude by analyzing the effectiveness of the U.S. safety net (broadly defined) during the Great Recession of 2007-2008.
Subjects: 
taxes
welfare
families
EITC
child tax credit
TANF
JEL: 
D1
H24
H53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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