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PolicyEngine US GitHub repository

PolicyEngine US GitHub repository
PolicyEngine
Author(s): 
Nikhil Woodruff, Max Ghenis
PolicyEngine US GitHub repository
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Benefits Program
Basic Income
COVID-19 Assistance
EITC: Earned Income Tax Credit
Medicaid/CHIP
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
SSI: Supplemental Security Income
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
WIC: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
Tax Assistance
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PolicyEngine US is a Python-based microsimulation model of the US tax and benefit system. It models federal individual income taxes (including credits), major benefit programs, and state income taxes (currently in six states). The PolicyEngine US package can be used as a Python package, via the PolicyEngine API, or via the policyengine.org web app.