Income Mobility and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Abstract
The authors use a unique data set of federal tax returns to analyze usage and participation patterns of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) over the period 1989–2006. The authors find that most EITC recipients claimed the EITC for short periods, 61% for 1 or 2 years. Over the period examined, the EITC reached approximately 50 percent of the taxpayers with children. Finally, the authors find considerable income mobility among the EITC eligible...
Paper Details
Title
Income Mobility and the Earned Income Tax Credit
Published Date
Apr 11, 2011
Journal
Volume
39
Issue
5
Pages
619 - 652
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