Child benefits : a smart investment for America's future /

"In July 2021, for the first time, the United States had a near-universal child benefit, providing monthly payments to almost all families with children. But after December 2021, the payments stopped. Where did this brief experiment with a child benefit in the United States come from? What do w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Waldfogel, Jane (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2025]
Subjects:	Earned income tax credit > United States. Child tax credits > United States. Crédit d'impôt sur les revenus salariaux > États-Unis. Crédit d'impôt pour enfants > États-Unis.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
History and Origins of Child Benefits
Child Benefits in the United States
How Parents Spend the Money
Fertility
Parental Employment
Poverty and Hardship
Child and Family Well-being
A Child Benefit for the United States.