Upjohn Research

Title

The Earned Income Tax Credit: Antipoverty Effectiveness and Labor Market Effects

Authors

Saul D. Hoffman, University of Delaware
Laurence S. Seidman, University of Delaware

Year

1990

Abstract

The authors begin with a detailed assessment then perform empirical analyses to predict the outcomes of changes to the structure of the program.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. An Overview of the Earned Income Tax Credit
3. A Profile of the EIC Population
4. The Labor Supply Effects of the EIC
5. Comparisons With Other Antipoverty Policies
6. Revising EIC: Options and Effects
7. How to Increase the EIC Participation Rate

Citation

Hoffman, Saul D., and Laurence S. Seidman. 1990. The Earned Income Tax Credit: Antipoverty Effectiveness and Labor Market Effects . Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

ISBN

9780880990967 (pbk.)

Subject Areas

UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Poverty and income support; Tax policy