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Using the EITC to Make Housing More Affordable

Alan Berube
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Alan Berube Nonresident Senior Fellow - Brookings Metro

July 19, 2005

In this presentation delivered at the National Council of La Raza 2005 Annual Conference, Alan Berube discusses the role that income supplements like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) play in making housing more affordable for lower-income Latino families. He also highlights potential strategies for enhancing its capacity to reduce the housing cost burdens that these families face in many metropolitan areas.

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