TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Simpson, Nicole B.
        TI  - Families, Taxes and the Welfare System
        PY  - 2013/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7369
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp7369
        AB  - In this paper, I will describe in detail both the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit in the U.S., including their origins, their structure, and the effects they have on the labor market and family formation. I will then discuss the macroeconomic implications of U.S. welfare reform, and then conclude by analyzing the effectiveness of the U.S. safety net (broadly defined) during the Great Recession of 2007-2008.
        KW  - taxes
KW  - families
KW  - EITC
KW  - welfare
KW  - child tax credit
KW  - TANF
        ER  -