The EITC is now the single most important public insurance program in place in the US. It provides wage-subsidies to households that are sharply dependent on their demographic status, especially the number of children present in the household. In addition to productivity risk, it is the case...

eligibility conditions in the private market for student loans induces a 5.2 percent decline in the four-year college investment rate, whereas a relaxation in borrowing limits for government student loans leads to a 5.1 percent increase in the four-year college investment rate, with most of the...