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Author: Wang, Guangyi
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Jones, Lauren
Wang, Guangyi
Yilmazer, Tansel
The Long-Run Effect of Income on Health: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credits
Presented: Austin TX, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2019
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Life Course

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

This study examines the long-term effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on physical and mental health of women using exogenous policy variation. Using data from the NLSY79, we relate lifetime exposure to the EITC policy to measures of health status at age 50. We find that higher EITC exposure led to improvements in physical health by reducing the occurrence of illnesses that limit moderate and work activities and lowering the likelihood of the onset of a severe illness. However, we do not find any significant positive effects of EITC on mental health. Our findings suggest that the EITC improves physical health through multiple channels by raising income and improving health behaviors.
Bibliography Citation
Jones, Lauren, Guangyi Wang and Tansel Yilmazer. "The Long-Run Effect of Income on Health: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credits." Presented: Austin TX, Population Association of America Annual Meeting, April 2019.
2. Jones, Lauren
Wang, Guangyi
Yilmazer, Tansel
The Long-term Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Women's Physical and Mental Health
Health Economics published online (22 March 2022): DOI: 10.1002/hec.4501.
Also: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hec.4501
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Wiley Online
Keyword(s): Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Health, Mental/Psychological; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Using a novel method, and data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79), we estimate the cumulative, long-term, causal effect of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) eligibility on women's physical and mental health at age 50. We find that an increase in lifetime eligible EITC benefits is associated with long-term improvements in physical health, such as reduced occurrence of activity-limiting health problems and reduced reported diagnoses of mild and severe diseases. We explore intermediate health behaviors and outcomes, and find that an increase in lifetime eligible EITC benefits increases the number of hours worked and access to employer-sponsored health insurance, and decreases body mass index in the short-term. We find no significant effects of the EITC on mental health at age 50. Finally, we find that White women benefit disproportionately from the EITC in terms of mobility-related health issues, while Black and Hispanic women benefit in terms of lung-related illnesses like asthma, as well as cancer and stroke.
Bibliography Citation
Jones, Lauren, Guangyi Wang and Tansel Yilmazer. "The Long-term Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Women's Physical and Mental Health." Health Economics published online (22 March 2022): DOI: 10.1002/hec.4501.