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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Rothstein 2008<br />

How does EITC affect wages?<br />

EITC payments subsidize work and transfer money to low income<br />

working individuals ($50 bil/year)<br />

This subsidy could be taken by employers by shifting wage<br />

Ex: inelastic demand for low-skilled labor and elastic supply → wage<br />

rate adjusts 1-1 with EITC<br />

Policy question: are we actually transferring money to low incomes<br />

through this program or are we just helping business owners?<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 2: Tax Incidence 67 / 142

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