Effects of the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit on parents’ well-being and time use

Laetitia Lebihan ()
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Laetitia Lebihan: CEMOI - Centre d'Économie et de Management de l'Océan Indien - UR - Université de La Réunion

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Abstract: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 temporarily provided unconditional monthly cash benefits to most households with children to reduce child poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the American Time Use Survey and Well-Being Supplement, we examine the effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion on well-being and time-use activities of households with children. We find that the CTC expansion was associated with improved parental well-being and health. The analysis also shows a significant increase in the time the parent spends with the child. The results are robust to several robustness checks and consistent with existing evidence.

Keywords: Child tax credit; Well-being; Health; Time use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-12
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Published in Economics and Human Biology, 2025, 59, pp.101533. ⟨10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101533⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2025.101533

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