Exposure to the Earned Income Tax Credit in Early Childhood and Family Wealth

Kernel Density of EITC Exposure, by Birth Cohort

Source: Authors’ tabulation based on the Panel Study of Income Dynamics.

Note: Birth cohorts 2000 to 2011. All dollars measured in 2016 terms. Average exposure for 2000–2003 birth cohort: $30,371 (SD=$5,512), for 2004–2007 cohort: $31,719 (SD=$5,990), and for 2008–2011 cohort: $32,591 (SD=$7,013).