State Earned Income Tax Credits: Effective, Bipartisan, Why Not Universal?

• In Event: The Politics of Public Assistance

Brief Overview

Drawing on theories of the policy process and welfare state generosity, this study uses fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis to explore the conditions that lead to state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) policy adoption and generosity.

Author

• Leanne Giordono, Oregon State University