Blog Post | Metropolitan Opportunity Series
A New Look at How the Tax Code Works for Working Families
November 19, 2012, Elizabeth Kneebone
Using the most recent data on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Elizabeth Kneebone provides an important perspective on the impact of the tax code on families and communities across the country. Kneebone further examines how key provisions in the tax code helped low-income working families during the Great Recession and lowered the overall poverty rate.