Potential mechanisms linking poverty alleviation and health

An analysis of benefit spending among recipients of the U.S. earned income tax credit

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15357161
AutoresR Hamad (0000-0003-0730-4077, Harvard University, autor correspondente), Joseph A Yeb (0000-0003-2513-4200, Tufts University), Joseph Yeb, Kaitlyn Jackson, Kaitlyn E Jackson (0000-0002-5154-1494, Harvard University), Wendi Gosliner (0000-0001-5092-9289, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources), Lia C H Fernald (0000-0003-1555-4607, University of California, Berkeley)
Ano2023
Volume23
Fascículo1
Páginas1385-1385
Data de publicação2023-07-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditoraBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-023-16296-1
PMID37468839
OpenAlexW4384820597
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas16

Our findings suggest that EITC recipients primarily use their refunds on bills and debt, as well as on household and vehicle expenses. This supports the idea of the EITC as a safety net policy which addresses key social determinants of health

Business · Debt · Demographic economics · Earned income tax credit · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Poverty · Public economics · Safety net · Social policy · Tax credit · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Health disparities and outcomes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Finance