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Policies to Reduce Child Poverty: Child Allowances Versus Tax Exemptions for Children

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This paper discusses the regressive nature of tax exemptions for children compared to child allowances and estimates the decline in child poverty in several developed countries due to child allowances. The paper then estimates the decline in child poverty in the United States due to tax exemptions for children and simulates the impact of various possible child allowance programs on child poverty in the United States. It finds that a $3000 to $4000 child allowance would reduce child poverty in the United States to the level of other developed nations and, due to the costs associated with child poverty, be a cost effective policy change.

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  • Steven Pressman, 2011. "Policies to Reduce Child Poverty: Child Allowances Versus Tax Exemptions for Children," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(2), pages 323-332.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:jeciss:v:45:y:2011:i:2:p:323-332
    DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624450209
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    1. Amie Bostic, 2023. "Family, Work, Economy, or Social Policy: Examining Poverty Among Children of Single Mothers in Affluent Democracies Between 1985 and 2016," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 42(4), pages 1-57, August.
    2. Amie Bostic & Amie Bostic & Amie Bostic & Amie Bostic, 2023. "Family, Work, Economy, or Social Policy: Examining Poverty among Children of Single Mothers in Affluent Democracies between 1985-2016," LIS Working papers 860, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.
    3. Rostad, Whitney L. & Klevens, Joanne & Ports, Katie A. & Ford, Derek C., 2020. "Impact of the United States federal child tax credit on childhood injuries and behavior problems," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).
    4. Bönke, Timm & Eichfelder, Sebastian & Utz, Stephen, 2012. "Uneven treatment of family life? Horizontal equity in the U.S. tax and transfer system," Discussion Papers 2012/18, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics.
    5. Steven Pressman, 2013. "Justice and History: the big problem of Wilt Chamberlain," Economic Issues Journal Articles, Economic Issues, vol. 18(1), pages 1-16, March.

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