Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits (2025)

Chapter: 10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty

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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "10 Recommendations for Improvements in the Measurement and Evaluation of the Impacts of the EITC and CTC on Child Poverty." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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