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The Earned Income Tax Credit and Transfer Programs: A Study of Labor Market and Program Participation

In: Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 9

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  • Stacy Dickert
  • Scott Houser
  • John Karl Scholz

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  • Stacy Dickert & Scott Houser & John Karl Scholz, 1995. "The Earned Income Tax Credit and Transfer Programs: A Study of Labor Market and Program Participation," NBER Chapters, in: Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 9, pages 1-50, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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