The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade welfare checks for low-wage
jobs, their low earnings qualify them for a hefty check come tax time—a combination of the …

This paper calculates the EITC's net cost by estimating effects, both direct and through
recipients' behavioral changes, on tax revenue and government transfer spending. We show …

Demographic shifts over the last half-century have resulted in dramatic changes in family
structure. These changes have implications for the social safety net because public …

In this paper, we review the most prominent provision of the federal income tax code that
targets low-income tax filers, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), as well as the structurally …

Several low-cost behavioral messaging interventions boosted participant attendance at an
optional informational meeting for Paycheck Plus, an earnings supplement program in New …

Transforming Child Support into a Family-Building System Page 1 Transforming Child Support
into a Family-Building System Heather Hahn, Kathryn Edin, and Lauren Abrahams March 2018 …

In recent decades, wage inequality in the United States has increased and real wages for
less-skilled workers have declined. As a result, many American workers are unable to …

A large portion of US children live in poverty—22 percent according to the official measure,
and 18 percent according to the Census Bureau's Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) …

Beyond the federal credit, 24 states and the District of Columbia have a state-level EITC for
workers without resident children. In 22 of these states, the state EITC is a fixed percentage …

This article discusses experimental tests of two recent administrative interventions, the TANF
16 intervention and the statement intervention, designed to increase child support …