贫困与公共援助的代际传递

中文摘要

本文考察劳动所得税抵免（EITC）对贫困和公共援助使用的代际效应。利用PSID数据，我们发现童年时期更多地受到EITC政策影响，会使个人陷入贫困（低于贫困线100%）或接近贫困（低于贫困线200%）的可能性降低约5个百分点。我们还发现，部分群体的公共援助使用有所减少。这些发现建立在日益增多的关注公共政策代际影响的文献基础之上，并表明惠及一代人的政策经济收益可能会对下一代产生长期影响。

Abstract

This paper examines the intergenerational effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on poverty and public assistance use. Using PSID data, we find that increased exposure to the EITC in childhood reduces the likelihood of being in poverty (<100% of poverty) or near poverty (<200% of poverty) by about 5 percentage points. We also find evidence of reduced public assistance use for some populations. These findings build on a growing literature that considers the intergenerational impacts of public policy and suggests that the economic benefits of policies in one generation may have long-term effects on the next generation.