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UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NOTCHES, POVERTY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DYNAMIC DECISION MAKING

UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NOTCHES, POVERTY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DYNAMIC DECISION MAKING
PI: John Gibson
Sponsor: CHARLES G. KOCH FOUNDATION
Economics and Finance
Amount awarded: $56,000

This project develops an understanding of how the U.S. tax and benefits system makes it possible for a household to experience a loss in their net household income following an increase in labor earnings, as a result of to the claw-back of public assistance (welfare) that generates notches in the tax/benefits system.

Posting date: Thu, 03/05/2020

Award start date: Wed, 04/01/2020
Award end date: Wed, 03/31/2021