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The Earned Income Tax Credit at Age 30: An Overview

Alan Berube
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Alan Berube Interim Vice President and Director - Brookings Metro

February 8, 2006

In this presentation to the European Union Labour Counsellors, Alan Berube discusses how the EITC works, whom it benefits, what effects it has on work and poverty, and what issues surround the credit as it enters its 31st year.

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