The long-term effects of childhood exposure to the earned income tax credit on health outcomes

被引：38
作者：
Braga, Breno [1 ,2 ]
Blavin, Fredric [1 ]
Gangopadhyaya, Anuj [1 ]
机构：
[1] Urban Inst, Washington, DC 20037 USA
[2] IZA, Bonn, Germany
来源：
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS | 2020年 / 190卷
关键词：
EITC; Health outcomes; Children; IMPACT;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104249
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a central component of the US. safety net, benefiting about 25 million families. Using variation in the federal and state EITC, this paper evaluates the long-term impact of EITC exposure during childhood on the health of young adults. We find that an additional $100, or a 3% increase, in the average annual EITC exposure between birth and age 18 increases the likelihood of reporting very good or excellent health by 2.6% and decreases the likelihood of being obese by 4.1% between ages 22 and 27. The effects of EITC exposure are stronger for children raised in a single-parent household and for children with lower-educated parents. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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