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The Effect Of The Earned Income Tax Credit In The District Of Columbia On Poverty And Income Dynamics, Bradley L. Hardy, Daniel Muhammad, Rhucha Samudra Jun 2015

The Effect Of The Earned Income Tax Credit In The District Of Columbia On Poverty And Income Dynamics, Bradley L. Hardy, Daniel Muhammad, Rhucha Samudra

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Using unique longitudinal administrative tax panel data for the District of Columbia (DC), we assess the combined effect of the DC supplemental earned income tax credit (EITC) and the federal EITC on poverty and income dynamics within Washington, DC, from 2001 to 2011. The EITC in DC merits investigation, as the DC supplement to the federal credit is the largest in the nation. The supplemental DC EITC was enacted in 2000, and has been expanded from 10 percent of the federal credit in 2001 to 40 percent as of 2009. To implement the study, we estimate least squares models with …


Determining The Effect Of The Minimum Wage On Income Inequality, Benjamin S. Litwin Apr 2015

Determining The Effect Of The Minimum Wage On Income Inequality, Benjamin S. Litwin

Student Publications

Many recent studies have shown a significant increase to income inequality since the 1980s. One of the proposed methods for fixing this trend is to increase the minimum wage, since this policy would help those at the low end of the income spectrum to see economic growth. To analyze the effectiveness of this policy, we studied data from countries that are part of the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation. By forming an econometric model to account for many factors that affect income inequality in nations around the world, including the real value of the minimum wage, we can determine …


Sapat Na Ba Ang Pagsesenyas Upang Tugunan Ang Di-Pagtutugma Sa Bilihan Ng Paggawa, Tereso S. Tullao Jr Jan 2015

Sapat Na Ba Ang Pagsesenyas Upang Tugunan Ang Di-Pagtutugma Sa Bilihan Ng Paggawa, Tereso S. Tullao Jr

Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI)

Sa harap ng maraming teorya at pananaw sa pagpapaliwanag tungkol sa pagkakaroon ng di-pagtutugma ng kasanayan, sa isang banda, at sa pangangailangan ng mga kompanya, sa kabilang banda, sa bilihan ng paggawa, ang di-timbang na impormasyon ang nangingibabaw na paliwanag. Subalit sa lawak ng impormasyong kinakailangan, at sa magastos na paglikom ng impormasyon, ang mekanismo ng pagsesenyas sa bilihan ng paggawa na isinasagawa ng pamahalaan ay maaaring magkulang sa pagsasara ng agwat sa impormasyon. Ang kakulangang ito ay nagiging lantad kapag lumalabas na ang ganap na impormasyon ay nangyayari lamang sa aktuwal na kapaligiran ng trabaho. Sa aktuwal na trabaho, …


Effects Of The Minimum Wage On Employment Dynamics, Jonathan Meer, Jeremy West Jan 2015

Effects Of The Minimum Wage On Employment Dynamics, Jonathan Meer, Jeremy West

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The voluminous literature on minimum wages offers little consensus on the extent to which a wage floor impacts employment. We argue that the minimum wage will impact employment over time, through changes in growth rather than an immediate drop in relative employment levels. We conduct simulations showing that commonly-used specifications in this literature, especially those that include state-specific time trends, will not accurately capture these effects. Using three separate state panels of administrative employment data, we find that the minimum wage reduces job growth over a period of several years. These effects are most pronounced for younger workers and in …