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The EITC and Tax Refunds for Low-Income Tax Filers

Damon Jones, an economist at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy, talks about how the EITC and other refundable tax credits can combine to create a large once-a-year lump sum payment for low-income tax filers and how that payment structure affects the ways that those funds are used.

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Economic Support, Social Insurance Programs

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