Publications by Austin Nichols
November 1, 2016 • Scholarly Publications • By Jesse Rothstein and Austin Nichols
Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume I, Robert A. Moffitt, ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2016. [accordions] [accordion title="Abstract" load="hide"]The Earned Income Tax Credit is a federal refundable tax credit designed to encourage work, offset federal payroll and income taxes, and raise living standards for low- and middle-income working families. Introduced in 1975, the EITC has grown to be one of the largest and least controversial elements of the U.S. welfare state, with 26.7 million recipients sharing $63 billion in total federal EITC expenditures in 2013. [/accordion] [/accordions]
September 1, 2015 • Working Papers • By Austin Nichols and Jesse Rothstein
“The Earned Income Tax Credit.” (updated September 2015). Forthcoming in Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Robert A. Moffitt, ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. The…