Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits (2026)

Chapter: 6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021

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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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Suggested Citation: "6 Other COVID-19 Pandemic-Period Policies and Programs and Their Potential Confounding Effects for Assessing Impacts of the EITC and CTC in 2021." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2026. Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29163.
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