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Kevin Corinth

University of Chicago, USA

IZA World of Labor communicates the latest research on labor market issues with policymakers and the public, working to ensure that policies and public thinking are informed by the best available evidence. I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this important mission

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Executive director of the Comprehensive Income Dataset Project at the University of Chicago, USA

Research interest

Homelessness, poverty, and income measurement

Website

https://sites.google.com/view/kevincorinth

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Chief Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC (2020–2021)

Qualifications

PhD in Economics, University of Chicago, 2014

Selected publications

  • "Income growth and its distribution from Eisenhower to Obama: The growing importance of in-kind transfers (1959–2016)." In: Furchtgott-Roth, D. (ed.). United States Income, Wealth, Consumption, and Inequality. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020 (with J. Elwell and R. V. Burkhauser).

  • "The geography of unsheltered homelessness in the city: Evidence from '311' calls in New York." Journal of Regional Science (with G. Finley).

  • "Social ties and the incidence of homelessness." Housing Policy Debate 28:4 (2018): 592–608 (with C. Rossi-de Vries).

  • "When warm and cold don’t mix: The implications of climate for the determinants of homelessness." Journal of Housing Economics 41 (2018): 45–56 (with D. Lucas).

  • "The impact of permanent supportive housing on homeless populations." Journal of Housing Economics 35 (2017): 69–84.

article(s)

  • The minimum wage versus the earned income tax credit for reducing poverty Updated

    Enhancing the earned income tax credit would do more to reduce poverty, at less cost, than increasing the minimum wage

    Richard V. BurkhauserKevin Corinth, September 2021
    Minimum wage increases are not an effective mechanism for reducing poverty. And there is little causal evidence that they do so. Most workers who gain from minimum wage increases do not live in poor (or near-poor) families, while some who do live in poor families lose their job as a result of such increases. The earned income tax credit is an effective way to reduce poverty. It raises only the after-tax wage rates of workers in low- and moderate-income families, the tax credit increases with the number of dependent children, and evidence shows that it increases labor force participation and employment in these families.
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