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Program Participation and Policy-Related Research

Using linked data in its infrastructure, the Census Bureau conducts ongoing research on program participation, including eligibility, coverage, and socioeconomic and well-being outcomes, as well as relevant methodological issues affecting such studies. Programs of interest include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), popularly known as food stamps, the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Unemployment Insurance, housing assistance programs, and other programs and policies.

Working Paper
Evaluating Race & Hispanic Origin Responses of Medicaid Participants
April 20, 2015
Linked records allow comparisons between individuals with matching & non-matching race & Hispanic origin data across demographic & socioeconomic characteristics
Working Paper
The EITC over the business cycle: Who benefits?
December 16, 2014
This paper examines the impact of the Great Recession on Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) eligibility.
Working Paper
Do Doubled-up Families Minimize Household-level Tax Burden?
September 14, 2014
This paper examines a method of tax avoidance: the sorting of dependent children among related filers who have “doubled up” in a household for economic reasons.
Working Paper
Changes in EITC Eligibility and Participation, 2005—2009
July 11, 2014
A study of the changes over time in eligibility for participation in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).
Working Paper
Within and Across County Variation in SNAP Misreporting
July 11, 2014
This paper examines sub-state spatial & temporal variation in misreporting of participation in the SNAP using several years of the American Community Survey.
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