1. The Effects of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) on Child-Care Use and Maternal Labor Supply.
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Kwon, Sarah Jiyoon
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TAX credits , *LABOR supply , *CHILD care , *AMERICAN Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (U.S.) , *MARITAL status , *CHILD care services - Abstract
This article examines the effects of the child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC) on paid child-care use and maternal labor supply. Using restricted-use data from the National Household Education Surveys Program, I construct simulated CDCTC benefits. Then, taking advantage of policy variation from year to year, across and within states, and over time, I employ a parameterized difference-in-differences approach to examine the effects of the CDCTC. On average, a $100 increase in CDCTC benefits is associated with a 5.5 percent increase in paid center-based care participation, a 4.7 percent increase in paid nonrelative care participation, and a 1.5 percent increase in maternal employment for the full sample. Subgroup analyses reveal that policy expansion may result in heterogeneous responses in paid child-care participation depending on mothers' marital status. This project provides important policy implications for the expansion of CDCTC, particularly expansions included in the American Rescue Plan of 2021. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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