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2013 Conference

du 10 au 12 April 2013

The Benson Hotel, Portland, Oregon

This section lists poster sessions as well as concurrent sessions by day, time, and room. Concurrent sessions have multiple presentations. You may search by title, author names, or keyword. A Schedule-at-a-Glance is posted on the Website and will provide the overview. This is the detail.

Using Theory of Planned Behavior to Determine Reduced Usage of the Earned Income Tax Credit

jeudi 11 avril 2013 à 09:45–11:00 PDT
Cambridge Room (Breakout Session B)
Major Area of Focus

Financial Services

Secondary area of focus

Financial Services

Short Abstract

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) seeks to reduce poverty and to provide the resources necessary for an individual to become self-sufficient. However, recent evidence suggests that the upward economic mobility provided by the EITC in practice is limited. To investigate the factors associated with achieving this upward mobility, this study utilized the theory of planned behavior to determine if (a) attitudes – as measured by time preference and self-esteem, (b) subjective norms – as measured by education, parents’ poverty level or work status, and religiosity, and/or (c) perceived behavioral control – as measured by locus of control, were significant in transitioning off of the EITC. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79), the EITC utilization pattern of a sample of 178 individuals was investigated. Results indicate that marital status, being male, and having an internal locus of control significantly affected an individual’s ability to transition off of the EITC. 

Corresponding Author

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Sonya L. Britt, Ph.D., Kansas State University
Job Title

Assistant Professor

City & State (or Province & Country)

Manhattan, KS

Additional Authors

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Lloyd Zimmerman, M.S., Kansas State University
Job Title

Ph.D. Student

City & State (or Province & Country)

Manhattan, KS

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Anthony Canale, M.B.A., Kansas State University
Job Title

Ph.D. Student

City & State (or Province & Country)

Manhattan, KS'

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Martin Seay, Ph.D., Kansas State University
Job Title

Assistant Professor

City & State (or Province & Country)

Manhattan, KS

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