Child benefits, poverty & work with Mark Stabile

Just Economics

Ioana and Kat discuss recent evidence on the effects of child tax benefits on poverty and work. Ioana interviews Mark Stabile, an economics professor at INSEAD in France, on his recent working paper, “The Effects of Child Tax Benefits on Poverty and Labor Supply: Evidence from the Canada Child Benefit and Universal Child Care Benefit.” Ioana and Mark discuss the results of his study as well as how the Canadian child tax benefit can help us understand the debate in the United States around the expansion of the child tax credit. Afterwards, Kat and Ioana discuss the implications for both policymakers and donors who want to help.

You can find Mark’s paper here: https://www.nber.org/papers/w28556

You can learn more about the nonprofits Kat mentions:

• Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s analysis of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) which provides jobs and other opportunities for some those returning from incarceration : https://www.impact.upenn.edu/center-for-employment-opportunities-2/

• Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s analysis Year Up which prepares young adults with GEDs and/or high school diplomas the connections and skills needed to successfully enter the workforce : https://www.impact.upenn.edu/opportunity-youth-toolkit/opportunities-for-donors/year-up/

Related Center for High Impact Philanthropy guidance:

• Center for High Impact Philanthropy’s 2022 High Impact Giving Guide, focused on ensuring a more just recovery from COVID: https://impact.upenn.edu/giving-guide

• Early School Success: How to recover learning loss and advance gains needed for our youngest children to recover from the disruptions caused by COVID: https://www.impact.upenn.edu/early-school-success/