earned income tax credit (eitc) effects of personal income taxes on labor supply
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Earned Income Tax Credit(EITC)EFFECTS OF PERSONAL INCOME TAXES ON LABOR SUPPLY
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• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): A federal income tax policy that subsidizes the wages of low income earners.
• The EITC has two goals: o Redistribution of resources to lower-income groups. o Increases in the amount of labor supplied by these
groups.• EITC spending totaled nearly $60 billion in 2011 and
has increased dramatically over the last two decades.
Tax Policy to Promote Labor Supply: The Earned Income Tax Credit
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Background on the EITC
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• The EITC is a refundable tax credit; the exact amount depends on earnings.
• Eligibility depends on the number of children:
o For families with more than two children, maximum earnings are $50,270.
o With two children, the maximum is $47,162.
o With one child, the maximum is $42,130.
o With no children, the maximum is $19,190.
Background on the EITC
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The EITC Benefit Structure
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Impact of EITC on Labor Supply: Theory
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This figure illustrates the impact of the EITC on four distinct groups:
1. People not in the labor force at all.
2. People already in the labor force who earn less than $11,340.
3. People already in the labor force and earning between $11,340 and $14,810.
4. People already in the labor force earning between $14,810 and $36,348.
Impact of EITC on Labor Supply: Theory
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• Effects on Labor Force Participation: The EITC has increased the LFP of single mothers.
• Effects on Hours of Work: No effect, conditional on working.
• Impact on Married Couples: Married men’s labor supply appears not to respond to the EITC.
• Summary: EITC supports redistribution without reducing labor supply, accomplishing its goals.
Impact of EITC on Labor Supply: Evidence
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• Eissa and Leibman (1996) studied the impact of the 1986 EITC expansion.
• Comparing single women with children (the treatment group) to single women without children (controls).
• The EITC expansion increased labor supply by 1.4 to 3.7 percentage points.
EVIDENCE: The Effect of the EITC on Single Mother Labor Supply
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EVIDENCE: Changes in the EITC Structure
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• The EITC, though successful, has some flaws:o Very small benefit for childless workers. o No credit increase for children beyond the second.o Marriage penalty, as it is based on family income.o The EITC is very complex; about 1/7 of eligible
people do not participate, and the majority of EITC recipients hire professionals to help prepare their taxes.
APPLICATION: EITC Reform