EITC | Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

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Child Tax Credit expansion boosted housing affordability and stability, U-M study shows

Aug 8, 2024

A temporary, pandemic-era expansion of the Child Tax Credit improved housing affordability for families with low incomes, according to University of Michigan research.The study by Natasha Pilkauskas and Katherine Michelmore, associate professors of...

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Michelmore and Pilkauskas discuss the benefits of tax credits

Oct 9, 2023

Over the past few months, Ford School associate professors Katherine Michelmore and Natasha Pilkauskas have been discussing their research and insights on the 2021 Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit in a wide array of outlets. Here...

Natasha Pilkauskas and Katherine Michelmore

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Declaring the “end” of the pandemic presents short- and long-term hazards - Lantz

Jun 7, 2023

The World Health Organization declared of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic’s global public health emergency status on May 5, 2023. On May 11, many of the U.S. federal pandemic-related public health and economic actions came to an end. Ford School...

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U-M’s Poverty Solutions takes an evidence-based approach to improving life in Detroit and beyond

May 17, 2023

Luke Shaefer is the director of Poverty Solutions, a university-wide initiative that partners hundreds of University of Michigan faculty experts and student researchers with community organizations and policymakers to alleviate poverty. Shaefer said...

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Michigan Minds podcast: Addressing Systemic Inequities and Educational Disparities

Mar 1, 2023

Katherine Michelmore, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and core faculty of the Education Policy Initiative (EPI). Her research examines the social safety net, education policy, labor...

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Shaefer joins Detroit mayor and partners to help residents access tax credits

Feb 2, 2023

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has joined with a coalition of community partner agencies to announce the 2023 tax credit campaign to enable residents to access millions in federal tax credits. Duggan also outlined that the city’s new plan provides...

Photo of Luke Shaefer in the Ford School's Towsley Reading Room

In the Media

Americans' increasing requests for assistance a sign that "people are hurting"

Jan 26, 2023 USA Today

USA Today: The report's other finding that 55% of surveyed adults sought benefits shows how much people are hurting, said Luke Shaefer, a leading expert on social safety nets and professor at the University of Michigan. “The best indicator we...

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Michelmore appointed as NBER research associate

Apr 25, 2022

Ford School professor Katherine Michelmore has been named as one of 23 new research associates by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). NBER is is a private, nonpartisan organization that facilitates cutting-edge investigation and...

In the Media

Shaefer lauds EITC

Feb 16, 2022 Detroit Free Press

In the midst of tax filing season, many Americans, especially younger and retired workers, are realizing that new tax rules will result in larger refunds. Luke Shaefer, Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy, discussed...

In the Media

Pilkauskas weighs in on policy that addresses need

Dec 20, 2021 Wallet Hub

In a WalletHub interview, Natasha Pilkauskas shares insights about "changes and challenges experienced by needy groups and those who desire to help" based on her recent research showing benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit and other benefits...

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Michelmore and Pilkauskas find EITC boosts employment, with decreasing impact as children age

Oct 4, 2021

Existing research has largely overlooked the variation in maternal employment effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) depending on the age of their children. In a new study, Katherine Michelmore and Natasha Pilkauskas, both associate...

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Policy memo: Pilkauskas and Michelmore on "The anti-poverty policy of the American Rescue Plan that no one is really talking about"

Mar 15, 2021

As the Biden administration embarks on its first hundred days, experts from the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy have produced a series of policy briefs on key issues. Download the PDF of this brief or read the web-formatted version...

State & Hill

Nurturing the future: Luke Shaefer builds the case for a universal child allowance

May 9, 2018

“Raising kids is expensive!” says H. Luke Shaefer, Associate Professor of Social Work and Public Policy, and director of the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions Initiative. So what would be a quick, easy way to help parents and kids? Most...

Photo of a mother and her young daughter

NYT profiles bipartisan plan to reduce poverty, professor emeritus Sheldon Danziger

Feb 3, 2016

The New York Times this week highlights a recent development in the fight against poverty that brought together thinkers from both sides of the aisle, including professor emeritus Sheldon Danziger. "Finding Common Political Ground on Poverty," the...

CLOSUP Lecture Series

EITC Expansions, Earnings Growth, and Inequality: Evidence from Washington, DC

Mar 20, 2019, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom 1110

Does Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) expansion have a positive or negative effect on labor market outcomes and household well being in Washington DC? Hear Dr. Hardy discuss research on how EITC expansions undertaken by the Washington DC affect income and inequality in the city.