Sarah spoke with Lauren Jones, a professor in the Department of Human Sciences and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, about the expansion of the enhanced Child Tax Credit. Lauren walks the listeners through some of the leading research about cash payments and tax credits to families and its benefits to the children receiving these payments. Professor Jones also addresses the common misconceptions about the enhanced Child Tax Credit, explaining why these arguments may be inconsistent with the research. We hope that listeners walk away understanding the Child Tax Credit as an anti-poverty, anti-hunger policy by the end of this episode.
Resources:
The letter signed by 400+ economists, including Professor Jones, urging Congress to make the enhanced Child Tax Credit (CTC) permanent.
“Expanded Child Tax Credit should be made permanent, research says” by Lauren E. Jones, Columbus Dispatch Opinion
9 in 10 Families with Low Incomes are using Child Tax Credits to Pay for Necessities, Education by Claire Zippel, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
U.S. Census Bureau Week 40 Household Pulse Survey
“The Anti-Poverty, Targeting and Labor Supply Effects of the Proposed Child Tax Credit Expansion” by Kevin Corinth, Bruce Meyer, Matthew Stadnicki, and Derek Wu, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago
“Estimating the Net Fiscal Cost of a Child Tax Credit Expansion” by Jacob Goldin, Elaine Maag, and Katherine Michelmore, National Bureau of Economic Research
“The Effects of Child Tax Benefits on Poverty and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Canada Child Benefit and Universal Child Care Benefit” by Michael Baker, Derek Messacar and Mark Stabile, National Bureau of Economic Research
“Child cash benefits and family expenditures: Evidence from the National Child Benefit” by Lauren E. Jones, Kevin Milligan, and Mark Stabile, Canadian Journal of Economics
“Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health” by Hilary Hoynes, Doug Miller and David Simon, American Economic Journal
“The Impact of Family Income on Child Achievement: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit” by Gordon B. Dahl and Lance Lochner, American Economic Review
“Can giving parents cash help with babies’ brain development?” by Dylan Matthews, Vox
Letter sent to President Biden and Vice President Harris by Senator Brown (D-OH), Senator Bennet (D-CO), Senator Booker (D-NJ), Senator Warnock (D-GA), and Senator Wyden (D-OR) about the need to extend the CTC expansion.
AOF’s checklist to make sure that families continue to receive the benefits and tax credits (including the remainder of this year’s CTC) for which they are eligible.
Follow Professor Lauren Jones and her work on her website, her biography on OSU John Glenn College of Public Affairs website, and her twitter.
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