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Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health

Hilary Williamson HoynesDouglas Lee MillerDavid Simon

出版	National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=G_xXnQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

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Abstract: This paper evaluates the health impact of a central piece in the U.S. safety net for families with children: the Earned Income Tax Credit. Using tax-reform induced variation in the federal EITC, we examine the impact of the credit on infant health outcomes. We find that increased EITC income reduces the incidence of low birth weight and increases mean birth weight. For single low education (