Affiliation:
1. Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University
2. Butler Columbia Aging Center Columbia University
3. Columbia University
4. School of Social Work Columbia University
Abstract
Policy Points
The Paycheck Plus randomized controlled trial tested a fourfold increase in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for single adults without dependent children over 3 years in New York and Atlanta.
In New York, the intervention improved economic, mental, and physical health outcomes. In Atlanta, it had no economic benefit or impact on physical health and may have worsened mental health.
In Atlanta, tax filing and bonus receipt were lower than in the New York arm of the trial, which may explain the lack of economic benefits. Lower mental health scores in the treatment group were driven by disadvantaged men, and the study sample was in good mental health.
Funder
National Institute on Aging
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health Policy
Cited by
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