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Implications of Alternative Designs of the Child Tax Credit by Maag, Elaine, Airi, Nikhita, Collyer, Sophie

“…The Child Tax Credit (CTC) delivers more economic benefits to children than any other federal program. Under its current design, the CTC provides a benefit of…”
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SIMPLICITY: CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGNING A UNIFIED CHILD CREDIT by Maag, Elaine

“…Complexity plagues the tax code for low-income families, particularly with regard to child related credits. Many analysts advocate separating out the essential…”
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ASSESSING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CHILD CARE PROPOSALS by Batchelder, Lily L., Maag, Elaine, Huang, Chye-Ching, Horton, Emily

“…During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump proposed three tax benefits for child care: a credit for low-income families, an above-the-line deduction, and…”
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HOW MARGINAL TAX RATES AFFECT FAMILIES AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF POVERTY by Maag, Elaine, Steuerle, C. Eugene, Chakravarti, Ritadhi, Quakenbush, Caleb

“…High marginal tax rates can make moving above poverty very difficult for low-income families. These high tax rates result from increasing direct taxes (both…”
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UNMET SUPPORTIVE SERVICE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES by Maag, Elaine

“…Access to health care, particularly for children, remains a topic of great importance to policy makers in the United States. Recent attention focuses primarily…”
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ISSUES IN JOB SEARCH AND WORK ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES by Loprest, Pamela, Maag, Elaine

“…This paper examines barriers to work among adults with disabilities in two specific areas – searching for jobs and workplace accommodations – using data from…”
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THE NEW FEDERALISM AND STATE TAX POLICIES TOWARD LOW-INCOME FAMILIES: ANALYSIS OF TAX LIABILITY FOR A TYPICAL WELFARE LEAVER by Maag, Elaine, Rogers, Diane Lim

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How Fines and Fees Impact Families: Can Policies Like the Child Tax Credit Help? by Boddupalli, Aravind, Maag, Elaine

“…Low-income families are overly burdened by financial penalties imposed for violations of the law, including parking and speeding tickets, court-imposed fees…”
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Transitional orality among children: Theory and field observation by Maag, Andrea Elaine

“…Children's folklore is a complicated field of study. Folklorists are divided as to whether or not children's folklore is static and traditional or dynamic and…”
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