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Redistribution and Tax Expenditures: The Earned Income Tax Credit

In: Economic Analysis of Tax Expenditures

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  • Nada Eissa
  • Hilary Hoynes

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This paper examines the distributional and behavioral effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). We chart the growth of the program over time, and argue that several expansions show that real responses to taxes are important. We use tax data to show the distribution of benefits by income and family size, and examine the impacts of hypothetical reforms to the credit. Finally, we calculate the efficiency effects of marginal changes to EITC parameters.
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  • Nada Eissa & Hilary Hoynes, 2008. "Redistribution and Tax Expenditures: The Earned Income Tax Credit," NBER Chapters, in: Economic Analysis of Tax Expenditures, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbr:nberch:13147
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    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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