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Title: The Effects of EITC Payment Expansion on Maternal Smoking
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1. Averett, Susan L.
Wang, Yang
The Effects of EITC Payment Expansion on Maternal Smoking
Presented: Paris, France, 2nd Irdes Workshop on Applied Health Economics and Policy Evaluation, June 2011.
Also: http://www.irdes.fr/EspaceRecherche/Colloques/Ahepe/Ahepe2011PresentationAverett.pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Irdes Institute for Research and Information in Health Economics
Keyword(s): Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Mothers, Health; Smoking (see Cigarette Use)

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Using data from the NLSY79, they demonstrate that the EITC expansion in 1993 which significantly increased EITC benefits for families with two children relative to families with one child decreased the probability of smoking for white mothers but not for black mothers.
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Averett, Susan L. and Yang Wang. "The Effects of EITC Payment Expansion on Maternal Smoking." Presented: Paris, France, 2nd Irdes Workshop on Applied Health Economics and Policy Evaluation, June 2011.