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Do In-Work Tax Credits Serve as a Safety Net?

Marianne Bitler, Hilary Hoynes and Elira Kuka
Journal of Human Resources, March 2017, 52 (2) 319-350; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.52.2.0614-6433R1
Marianne Bitler
Marianne Bitler is a professor of economics at U.C. Davis and a faculty research associate at NBER. Hilary Hoynes is a professor of public policy and economics at U.C. Berkeley and a research fellow at NBER. Elira Kuka is an assistant professor at the Department of Economics, S.M.U.
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Marianne Bitler is a professor of economics at U.C. Davis and a faculty research associate at NBER. Hilary Hoynes is a professor of public policy and economics at U.C. Berkeley and a research fellow at NBER. Elira Kuka is an assistant professor at the Department of Economics, S.M.U.
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Marianne Bitler is a professor of economics at U.C. Davis and a faculty research associate at NBER. Hilary Hoynes is a professor of public policy and economics at U.C. Berkeley and a research fellow at NBER. Elira Kuka is an assistant professor at the Department of Economics, S.M.U.
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