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What is the frequency and duration of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) use? How do frequency and duration of EITC use vary by sociodemographic characteristics; such as, education, ethnicity/race, gender, family size, income, marital status, and work effort? What is the relationship between EITC use and participation in other social welfare programs; such as, TANF, Food Stamps, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? What are good or robust predictors of EITC eligibility and use? What effects on economic well-being does EITC use have compared to EITC-eligible nonusers?
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Caputo, R.K. (2011). TANF and EITC Use: A Study. In: U.S. Social Welfare Reform. International Series on Consumer Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7674-1_6
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