Families, Taxes and the Welfare System

Nicole Simpson

No 7369, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: In this paper, I will describe in detail both the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit in the U.S., including their origins, their structure, and the effects they have on the labor market and family formation. I will then discuss the macroeconomic implications of U.S. welfare reform, and then conclude by analyzing the effectiveness of the U.S. safety net (broadly defined) during the Great Recession of 2007-2008.

Keywords: taxes; families; EITC; welfare; child tax credit; TANF (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D1 H24 H53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2013-04
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Published - published in: Esther Redmount (eds): The Economics of the Family: How the Household Affects Markets and Economic Growth, 2013, 59-92

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