How Do EITC Recipients Spend Their Refunds?

The authors determine what items are purchased using the earned income tax credit (EITC) - one of the largest sources of public support for lower-income working families in the U.S. They find that recipient households' EITC payments are used primarily for vehicle purchases and transportation spending, both of which are crucial to job access and consistent with the EITC's prowork goals

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Goodman-Bacon, Andrew ; McGranahan, Leslie
Publisher:	[S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Steuervergünstigung \| Tax incentive \| Konsumentenverhalten \| Consumer behaviour \| Einkommensteuer \| Income tax

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (16 p)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In: Economic Perspectives, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2008
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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