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How Can California Spur Job Creation? [PDF]
, 2011 Analyzes the costs, effectiveness, and short- and long-term implications of implementing hiring credits for employers and a state Earned Income Tax Credit as policy options to boost job creation.
David Neumark
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Local labor market frictions and platform‐based entrepreneurship
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Building on prior research about the heterogeneous impact of labor shocks on individuals' propensity to start businesses, we explore how local labor market frictions affect individuals' selection into platform‐based entrepreneurship.
Ruiqing Cao, Yifan Lyu
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Making Work Pay for North Carolina's Low- and Moderate-Income Working Families [PDF]
, 2008 Argues for implementing a state EITC (earned income tax credit) modeled on the federal EITC. Includes data on North Carolina's income levels, state and local taxes as percentages of income, and potential benefits by county, family type, and ...
Meg Gray
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Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and firm performance using panel data from 716 Chinese firms listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock from 2013 to 2019. It further examines the role of management innovation, specifically marketing intensity, in moderating the CSR–financial performance ...
Freeman Brobbey Owusu +4 more
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An Evaluation of the Working Income Tax Benefit [PDF]
The federal government has implemented an earned income tax credit what it has called the Working Income Tax Benefit in the 2007 Budget. Edmund Phelps has argued that the earned income tax credit in the United States should be replaced with an employment
Lei Tang, William Scarth
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Understanding Farmer Behaviour for Successful Climate Change Mitigation in Voluntary Initiatives
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Private and voluntary initiatives, such as voluntary carbon markets, can support public policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture. This study investigates the impact of behavioural factors (reluctance to change) and social dynamics (peer imitation) on the adoption of two mitigation practices on Swiss dairy and ...
Marta Tarruella +5 more
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The possibility of a British earned income tax credit [PDF]
The possibility of an earned income tax credit, based on the US model, is currently high up the British political agenda. This paper examines the strengths and weaknesses of the current British system of in-work benefits, before reviewing the ...
Michael Wiseman, Robert Walker
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The Price Gap in Agriculture‐Based Greenhouse Gas Offset Markets
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Today, there is a global effort to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions (GHGNE). For economic well‐being, it is important to identify low‐cost means of net emission offsets. Agriculture and forestry have received considerable attention as a means of supplying emissions offsets, as they contribute nearly 20% of global emissions.
Jingyi W. Liu +2 more
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Unity and Division in the Public's Policy Preferences After the 2024 General Election
The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract To what extent is the British public divided over policy preferences a year on from the 2024 general election? While party system fragmentation may persist, less is known about how voters differ in their underlying policy preferences. Drawing on a large‐scale conjoint survey experiment with over 8,000 British adults, this paper examines which ...
Lotte Hargrave
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The US earned income tax credit, its effects, and possible reforms [PDF]
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 ...
Meyer, Bruce D.
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