Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health
Hilary Hoynes,
Douglas Miller and
David Simon
No 18206, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Abstract:
This paper evaluates the health impact of a central piece in the U.S. safety net for families with children: the Earned Income Tax Credit. Using tax-reform induced variation in the federal EITC, we examine the impact of the credit on infant health outcomes. We find that increased EITC income reduces the incidence of low birth weight and increases mean birth weight. For single low education (
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Date: 2012-07
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Published as Hilary Hoynes & Doug Miller & David Simon, 2015. "Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 7(1), pages 172-211, February.
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