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The Effects of the EITC and Recent Reform

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  • Bruce D. Meyer

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In this paper, I first summarize how the U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) operates and describe the characteristics of recipients. I then discuss empirical work on the effects on hours of work and marriage, and problems of compliance with the tax system. I then simulate the effects of the recent expansion of the credit for families with three or more children that were part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. I also reexamine the key assumptions of past work on the labor supply effects of the EITC. Finally, I briefly discuss the likely effects of further expanding the credit to non-custodial parent, as has been recently done in two jurisdictions.

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Paper provided by Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago in its series Working Papers with number 0910.

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Date of creation: Dec 2009
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Handle: RePEc:har:wpaper:0910

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Keywords: Earned Income Tax Credit; compliance; simulate; labor supply; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; credit;

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  1. Alexander M. Gelber, 2010. "Taxes and Time Allocation: Evidence from Single Women," 2010 Meeting Papers 1031, Society for Economic Dynamics.

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