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Do Child Tax Benefits Affect the Well-Being of Children? Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 3 (2011) 3, pp. 175-205
We exploit changes in child benefits in Canada to study the impact of family income on child and family well-being. Using variation in child benefits across province, time, and family type, we study outcomes spanning test scores, mental health, physical health, and deprivation measures. The...
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Do child tax benefits affect the wellbeing of children? evidence from Canadian child benefit expansions
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010
A vast literature has examined the impact of family income on the health and development outcomes of children. One channel through which increased income may operate is an improvement in a family's ability to provide food, shelter, clothing, books, and other expenditure-related inputs to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011126353
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Do Child Tax Benefits Affect the Wellbeing of Children? Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics … - 2010
A vast literature has examined the impact of family income on the health and development outcomes of children. One channel through which increased income may operate is an improvement in a family's ability to provide food, shelter, clothing, books, and other expenditure-related inputs to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008838678
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Child cash benefits and family expenditures : Evidence from the National Child Benefit
Jones, Lauren E.; Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - In: Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique 52 (2019) 4, pp. 1433-1463
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Child Cash Benefits and Family Expenditures: Evidence from the National Child Benefit
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark; Jones, Lauren E. - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2015
A vast literature has examined the impact of family income on the health and development outcomes of children. Income may improve child outcomes through two mechanisms. First, income may improve development outcomes if it improves a family’s ability to purchase direct inputs into child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262910
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Do Child Tax Benefits Affect the Wellbeing of Children? Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - Vancouver School of Economics - 2009
A vast literature has examined the impact of family income on the health and development outcomes of children. One channel through which increased income may operate is an improvement in a family’s ability to provide food, shelter, clothing, books, and other expenditure-related inputs to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004970954
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Child Benefits, Maternal Employment, and Children's Health: Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - In: American Economic Review 99 (2009) 2, pp. 128-32
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999813
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Do Child Tax Benefits Affect the Wellbeing of Children? Evidence from Canadian Child Benefit Expansions
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
A vast literature has examined the impact of family income on the health and development outcomes of children. One channel through which increased income may operate is an improvement in a family's ability to provide food, shelter, clothing, books, and other expenditure-related inputs to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005777608
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The integration of child tax credits and welfare: Evidence from the Canadian National Child Benefit program
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - In: Journal of Public Economics 91 (2007) 1-2, pp. 305-326
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005389405
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The Integration of Child Tax Credits and Welfare: Evidence from the National Child Benefit Program
Milligan, Kevin; Stabile, Mark - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2004
In 1998, the Canadian government introduced a new child tax credit. The innovation in the program was its integration with social assistance (welfare). Some provinces agreed to subtract the new federally-paid benefits from provincially-paid social assistance, partially lowering the welfare wall....
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