The Earned Income Tax Credit: Why Does CT Lag Behind Its Neighbors?

Back • Publication Date: March 1st, 2002

Authors: Shelley Geballe, J.D., M.P.H., Douglas Hall, Ph. D. and Ellen Scalettar, J.D.

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Report provides background on federal EITC and replicates the Brookings Institution report on the EITC in Hartford for the entire state of CT. Includes a series of maps and tables showing number of tax filers claiming the EITC, by zip code & region, and the significant federal revenues coming into the state through the EITC. (43 pp.)

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