scholarly journals Examining the impact of welfare reform, labor market conditions, and the Earned Income Tax Credit on the employment of black and white single mothers

2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary C. Noonan ◽  
Sandra S. Smith ◽  
Mary E. Corcoran
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Welfare Reform ◽  
Single Mothers ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Earned Income ◽  
Labor Market Conditions ◽  
Black And White ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The Impact of Family Income on Child Achievement: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 1927-1956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon B Dahl ◽  
Lance Lochner
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
Earned Income Tax Credit ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Earned Income ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Reading Test Scores ◽  
Run Test ◽  
The Impact

Using an instrumental variables strategy, we estimate the causal effect of income on children's math and reading achievement. Our identification derives from the large, nonlinear changes in the Earned Income Tax Credit. The largest of these changes increased family income by as much as 20 percent, or approximately $2,100, between 1993 and 1997. Our baseline estimates imply that a $1,000 increase in income raises combined math and reading test scores by 6 percent of a standard deviation in the short run. Test gains are larger for children from disadvantaged families and robust to a variety of alternative specifications. (JEL H24, H31, I21, I38, J13)

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

ILR Review ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Robert Hutchens ◽  
Saul D. Hoffman ◽  
Laurence S. Seidman
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Earned Income Tax Credit ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Earned Income ◽  
Market Effects
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