The Effect of Earned Income Tax Credit on Female Labor Supply and Gender Wage Gap
| dc.contributor.author | Shreya Bhardwaj | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-13T20:48:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-13T20:48:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Using CPS-MORG data for the years 1990-999, I conduct a two-part study on the effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on women’s labor market and earnings. Using a quasi-difference-indifference model, I first study the relationship between the EITC and the female labor supply and then examine the effect of EITC on gender wage gap. I find that a $1000 increase in the maximum EITC credit offered in the female labor market leads to a 6-percentage point increase in the employment rate. For the gender wage gap study, I find no significant results showing that the EITC impacts wage gap in any particular direction. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1813/54759 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.title | The Effect of Earned Income Tax Credit on Female Labor Supply and Gender Wage Gap | |
| dc.type | dissertation or thesis | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Public Administration | |
| thesis.degree.level | Master |
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