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Racial Differences in the Association between the U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit and Birthweight. [PDF]
Womens Health Issues, 2022 Objective: We examined whether the largest U.S. poverty alleviation program for families, the earned income tax credit (EITC), has different associations with birthweight among women of different racial backgrounds. Design: We analyzed data from the 1985-
Batra A, Karasek D, Hamad R.
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Short-term effects of the earned income tax credit on children's physical and mental health. [PDF]
Ann Epidemiol, 2021 Purpose: Child poverty is associated with worsened health, although there is limited research on whether U.S. poverty alleviation policies improve children’s health.
Batra A, Hamad R.
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Earned Income Tax Credit and Youth Violence: Findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. [PDF]
Prev Sci, 2022 Family- and neighborhood-level poverty are associated with youth violence. Economic policies may address this risk factor by reducing parental stress and increasing opportunities.
Dalve K +6 more
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Hungry no More? The Joint Impact of Minimum Wages and the Earned Income Tax Credit on Food Insecurity. [PDF]
Health EconIn this study, we provide evidence on the combined effect of state minimum wages and state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) benefits on food insecurity. Using data from the Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement (CPS‐FSS) between 2001 and 2019
Lenhart O, Chakraborty K.
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JAMA Netw Open, 2022 This cohort study examines the association between cumulative Earned Income Tax Credit payments to families of children aged 0 to 14 years and risk of criminal conviction during adolescence.
Moe CA +6 more
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EDIS, 2003 Earned income tax credit provides qualified employees with earned income tax credits for their tax returns or advanced payments throughout the year. This is EDIS document FE394, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida ...
Leo C. Polopolus +3 more
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Poverty, Pregnancy, and Birth Outcomes: A Study of the Earned Income Tax Credit [PDF]
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2015 Rita Hamad, David H Rehkopf
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State Earned Income Tax Credits and Firearm Suicides.
JAMA Netw OpenImportanceFirearm suicides are an increasing public health crisis and disproportionately impact low-income communities. The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the largest poverty alleviation program for working families with low income in the US.ObjectiveTo evaluate the association of presence and generosity of state EITC policies with state-level ...
Asa N, Ellyson A, Rowhani-Rahbar A.
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The Earned Income Tax Credit, Health, and Happines [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2012 This paper contributes to the small but growing literature evaluating the health effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). In particular, we use data from the National Survey of Families and Households to study the impact of the 1990 federal EITC expansion on several outcomes related to mental health and subjective well-being.
Boyd-Swan, Casey +3 more
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The Journal of human resources, 2023 This paper examines the intergenerational effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on poverty and public assistance use. Using PSID data, we find that increased exposure to the EITC in childhood reduces the likelihood of being in poverty (
Nicardo McInnis +2 more
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