Arbeitspapier

The Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Children's Health, Quality of Home Environment, and Non-Cognitive Skills

In 1993, the benefit levels of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) were changed significantly based on the number of children in the household. Employing a difference-in-differences plus mother fixed-effects framework, we find better mother-rated health for children of unmarried black mothers and married white and Hispanic mothers, lower accident rates for children of married white and Hispanic mothers, and improved home environment quality for children of unmarried white and Hispanic mothers. Our results provide new evidence of the effects of the 1993 EITC expansion and therefore have important policy implications.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 9173

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Health Behavior
Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty: Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
Thema
EITC
child health
home environment
non-cognitive skills

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Averett, Susan L.
Wang, Yang
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2015

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Averett, Susan L.
  • Wang, Yang
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2015

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