Income Support Policies for Low-Income Men and Noncustodial Fathers: Tax and Transfer Programs

Ronald B. Mincy, Serena Klempin and Heather Schmidt
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Ronald B. Mincy: Columbia University's School of Social Work, Center for Research on Fathers, Children and Family Well-Being
Serena Klempin: Center for Research on Fathers, Children and Family Well-Being within Columbia University's School of Social Work
Heather Schmidt: Center for Research on Fathers, Children and Family Well-Being

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2011, vol. 635, issue 1, 240-261

Abstract: Both wages and labor force participation have been declining for young, less-educated men since the mid-1970s. The purpose of this article is to examine how key income-security policy areas—including unemployment insurance, payroll taxes and the Earned Income Tax Credit, and child support enforcement—affect these men. The article concludes with policy recommendations to improve the impact of work-based subsidies on poverty among low-income men. Subsidized jobs in transitional job programs could play a critical role in helping these men to access these subsidies.

Keywords: low-income men; noncustodial fathers; payroll taxes; Earned Income Tax Credit; unemployment insurance; child support enforcement; subsidized jobs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716210393869

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