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EITC increases labor force participation among married Black mothers


Abstract: Research has shown that the Earned Income Tax Credit, the largest of the U.S. antipoverty programs, boosts labor force participation among single mothers. It does not, in the aggregate, have the same effect on married mothers.

Keywords: financial stability; workforce development; Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC);

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Source: Dallas Fed Communities

Publication Date: 2023-06-21