Potential mechanisms linking poverty alleviation and health: an analysis of benefit spending among recipients of the U.S. earned income tax credit
Abstract Background The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the largest U.S. poverty alleviation program for low-income families, disbursed annually as a lump-sum tax refund. Despite its well-documented health impacts, the mechanisms through which the EITC affects health are not well understood. The...
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Main Authors: | Rita Hamad (Author), Joseph Yeb (Author), Kaitlyn Jackson (Author), Wendi Gosliner (Author), Lia C.H. Fernald (Author) |
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2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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