Income, the earned income tax credit, and infant health

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 172-211

  Hoynes, Hilary ^a,b   Miller, Doug ^b,c   Simon, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84922010892     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.20120179     Document Type: Article

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