Replication data for: Giving Mom a Break: The Impact of Higher EITC Payments on Maternal Health

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) William N. Evans; Craig L. Garthwaite

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Project Citation:

Evans, William N., and Garthwaite, Craig L. Replication data for: Giving Mom a Break: The Impact of Higher EITC Payments on Maternal Health. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114860V1

Project Description

Summary: The 1993 expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit created the first meaningful separation in benefits between families containing two or more children and those with only one child. If income is protective of health, we should see improvements over time in the health for mothers eligible for these higher EITC benefits. Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance Survey, we find improvements in self-reported health for affected mothers. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we find reductions in the probability of having risky levels of biomarkers for these same women

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      H24 Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes
      I12 Health Behavior
      I14 Health and Inequality
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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