Reducing Poverty Among Children: Evidence from State Policy Simulations

Jessica Pac, Irwin Garfinkel, Neeraj Kaushal, Jaehyun Nam, Laura Nolan, Jane Waldfogel and Christopher Wimer

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Abstract: State approaches to reducing child poverty vary considerably. We exploit this state-level variation to estimate what could be achieved in terms of child poverty if all states adopted the most generous or inclusive states’ policies.

Keywords: Child poverty; SNAP; TANF; EITC; CTC (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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