The EITC and Maternal Time Use: More Time Working and Less Time with Kids?

Jacob Bastian

No 2020-077, Working Papers from Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group

Abstract: Parents spend considerable time and resources investing in their children's development. Given evidence that the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) aects maternal labor supply, we investigate how the EITC affects a broad array of time-use activities, focusing on the amount and nature of time spent with children. Using 2003-2018 time-use data, we find that federal and state EITC expansions increase maternal work time, which reduces time devoted to home production, leisure, and time with children. However, for children of all ages, almost none of the reduction comes from time devoted to "investment" activities, such as active learning and development activities.

Keywords: EITC; tax policy; time use; child investment; female labor supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 H24 H31 H53 I31 I38 J13 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-10
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Working Paper: The EITC and Maternal Time Use: More Time Working and Less Time with Kids? (2020)
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