The long-term effects of childhood exposure to the earned income tax credit on health outcomes

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Braga, Breno; Blavin, Fredric; Gangopadhyaya, Anuj
• 署名单位: Urban Institute; IZA Institute Labor Economics
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104249
• 发表日期: 2020
• 关键词: EITC; health outcomes; CHILDREN

摘要

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a central component of the US. safety net, benefiting about 25 million families. Using variation in the federal and state EITC, this paper evaluates the long-term impact of EITC exposure during childhood on the health of young adults. We find that an additional $100, or a 3% increase, in the average annual EITC exposure between birth and age 18 increases the likelihood of reporting very good or excellent health by 2.6% and decreases the likelihood of being obese by 4.1% between ages 22 and 27. The effects of EITC exposure are stronger for children raised in a single-parent household and for children with lower-educated parents. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.