Research-To-Practice Brief

Tax Credits, the Minimum Wage, and Inflation

This brief, from the Urban-Brookings Policy Center, reviews the impact of a minimum wage increase, and considers raising federal tax credits as a substitute. Authors rationalize the possibility of increasing tax credits such as the EITC, and conclude that this would prove to be costly and infeasible.

Source
Partner Resources
National/International
National
Topics/Subtopics
Asset Building
Earned Income Tax Credit
Publication Date
2007-01-01