Policy Microsimulations
Guaranteed Income
Cash Transfer Microsimulations
JFI’s microsimulations allow for a rapid scrutiny of federal tax policy proposals. The associated special project, by researcher Jack Landry, consists of timely briefs on live federal policy debates about changes to taxes and transfers.
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Connected Output
New Research: The (In)accessibility of OBBB’s New Tax Cuts
Does the One Big Beautiful Bill benefit working families?
The (In)accessibility of OBBB’s New Tax Cuts
"The new deductions are a minor and ineffective token of targeted support to the middle and working class in an...
New Publication Series: Low-Income Families with Children and The Reconciliation Debate
"Rather than assessing the reconciliation package as a whole, this series focuses on the specific policies and debates that matter...
Tax Provisions of the House-passed ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’: Impact on Low-Income Families with Children
"The limited reach of OBBB’s CTC expansion appears poorly understood."
Part of the series Low-Income Families with Children and The Reconciliation Debate
EITC Certificates: How a Certification Mandate Would Function like a Universal Audit
"If all EITC recipients claiming children must comply with audit procedures to receive a certificate, they will effectively be audited...
Part of the series Low-Income Families with Children and The Reconciliation Debate
Without Improvements to Refundability, any Child Tax Credit Expansion Cannot Benefit Low-Income Working Families
"Refundability is the key mechanism for a CTC expansion to benefit low-income working families."
Part of the series Low-Income Families with Children and The Reconciliation Debate