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Tax Policy as a Potential Tool for Reducing Infant Mortality
Increased tax revenues and increased tax progressivity need to be further explored as policy solutions in Illinois. More specifically, the adoption of worldwide combined reporting and a state-level child tax credit, could help prevent infant deaths in our state.
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Let's make the tax system reflect our values
When families have more money in their pockets, our research shows that parents often invest in children and pay for household essentials. A shopping list of diapers, a child’s winter jacket, the electric bill, a tank of gas or some read-aloud books might not sound exciting, but it’s the stuff of family life.
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Episode 82: Hidden Tax Benefits
Food stamps, Social Security, and Medicaid are not the only, or even the largest, social welfare programs in America. Professor Suzanne Mettler reveals how hidden benefits in the tax code promote inequality and how to make them more visible.
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Conger’s research focuses on explaining disparities in achievement between social groups and evaluating policies aimed at reducing...
Ain Grooms
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Race & Ethnicity |
Inequality
Grooms' research focuses on whether, and how, educational leaders and related stakeholders in schools, districts, and states design and...
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