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

Chapter: Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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: "Appendix E: Evidence on Strengths and Limitations of IRS and Survey Data to Measure EITC and CTC Take-Up." 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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Next Chapter: Appendix F: Synthesizing Elasticity Estimates from the EITC and CTC Literature
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