Potential mechanisms linking poverty alleviation and health

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

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15357161
AutoresR Hamad (0000-0003-0730-4077, Harvard University, autor de correspondencia), 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)
Año2023
Volumen23
Número1
Páginas1385-1385
Fecha de publicación2023-07-19
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-023-16296-1
PMID37468839
OpenAlexW4384820597
IdiomaEN
Referencias 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