Corina Mommaerts
corinamommaerts.bsky.social
Corina Mommaerts
@corinamommaerts.bsky.social
economist, associate professor at university of wisconsin - madison. https://sites.google.com/site/corinamommaerts
Reposted by Corina Mommaerts
The US spends billions every year on the WOTC.

What does it do? NOTHING.

"We find null effects on hiring, employment, and earnings across all specifications. Employers hire the same workers as in the absence of subsidies, and subsidies operate as a pure transfer to the firms."
April 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM