How Much Would Older Workers Respond to an EITC Expansion?

Geoffrey Sanzenbacher

Issues in Brief from Center for Retirement Research

Abstract: The brief’s key findings are: (1) The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) encourages low-income people with kids to work – those without kids get a much smaller credit.(2) Previous EITC research has focused on younger households, but some analysts suggest an expanded childless credit could boost work among near retirees.(3) This study finds that raising the EITC by $1,000 would produce a modest rise in employment among single women ages 55-64.(4) However, this impact is much smaller than that for younger single women, perhaps because older women have higher earnings or more health limitations.(5) Thus, an expanded EITC would primarily benefit younger workers, though with a positive side effect for at least some older workers too.

Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2025-04
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