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General Information
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| Evaluator(s) |
New Mexico Advocates for Children and Families
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| Investigator(s) |
Kelly O'Donnell
(New Mexico Human Services Department)
Kate Krause
(New Mexico Advocates for Children and Families)
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| Domain |
Income Security/TANF
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| Status |
Completed with continuing analysis
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| Duration |
Sep 1999 - Jan 2000
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| Type |
Policy Analysis
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| Program/Policy Description |
This project takes advantage of the wealth of data
provided to the state of New Mexico by applicants for the state's Low Income
Comprehensive Tax Rebate (LICTR). LICTR returns cash to low income New
Mexicans, even those with no state tax liability. Roughly 95% of low income
New Mexicans apply for LICTR. In doing so they provide detailed information
on their sources of income and household composition. Using this
extraordinary untapped database, we have constructed a simulation model that
allows us to predict, with a high degree of accuracy and detail, the impact
on child poverty of different state tax policies, including Earned Income
Tax Credits, property tax rebates, child daycare credits, and child support
deductions.
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| Notes |
This is one of a number of investigations we are undertaking
using the LICTR database. Still in its infancy is an examination of
post-TANF outcomes using a panel dataset composed of 1997, 1998, and 1999
LICTR returns.
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| Last Updated |
12/12/99
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| Type of Summary |
Unreviewed
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| Contact(s) |
Kay Monaco
New Mexico Advocates for Children and Families
801 Encino PL
(T) (505) 244-9505
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| Submitter(s) |
Kelly O'Donnell (odonnell@unm.edu)
New Mexico Human Services Department
Department of Taxation and Revenue
1100 St. Francis Drive
(T) (505) 823-9324
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Populations Studied
| Target Population |
Children
Low-income households
Rural Populations
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| Subgroups Analyzed |
Single parent families
Two-parent families
Low-wage workers
Children 1-6
Children 7-18
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| Sample Size and Unit |
All 1998 tax returns filed by New Mexicans under 280% of
poverty. These 440,000 returns represent over 1,000,000 people, well over
half the New Mexico population. Household and individual filer are the
units of analysis.
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| Execution |
Not reported.
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Sites Studied
New Mexico, including all cities and counties
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