The Policy Impacts Library
MVPF Explained
- What is the MVPF?
  The MVPF methodology allows decision makers to compare the impacts of different types of policies and identify policies that have the highest returns on investment.
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  Explore the MVPF’s five key findings by analyzing over 100 US policy changes.
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The Policy Impacts Library

This library provides a standardized database of MVPF estimates derived from rigorous empirical research. The details page for each policy provides an in-depth discussion on the way in which the MVPF is calculated.

Policy	MVPF Value MVPF = Benefits / Net Cost
Student Loan Limit Increases Causal Estimates: Black, Denning, Dettling, Goodman, and Turner MVPF Construction: Black, Denning, Dettling, Goodman, and Turner	MVPF Pays for Itself	Details
Early Childhood Support in Chile Causal Estimates: Britta Rude MVPF Construction: Britta Rude	MVPF Pays for Itself	Details
Co-Worker Spillovers from a Top Income Tax Cut Causal Estimates: Claudio Labanca, Dario Pozzoli MVPF Construction: Matteo Paradisi	MVPF 0.2	Details
EITC Expansions for Women in Rural Areas Causal Estimates: Jacob Bastian, Maggie R. Jones MVPF Construction: Jacob Bastian	MVPF 3.0	Details
EITC Expansions for Women in Urban Areas Causal Estimates: Jacob Bastian, Maggie R. Jones MVPF Construction: Jacob Bastian	MVPF 1.8	Details
Homelessness Prevention Causal Estimates: David C. Phillips, James X. Sullivan MVPF Construction: David C. Phillips, James X. Sullivan	MVPF 2.5	Details
Intergenerational Effects of Welfare Participation in Israel Causal Estimates: Yannay Shanan MVPF Construction: Yannay Shanan	MVPF 3.5	Details
Universal Childcare Provision Causal Estimates: Sébastien Montpetit, Luisa Carrer, and Pierre-Loup Beauregard MVPF Construction: Sébastien Montpetit, Luisa Carrer, and Pierre-Loup Beauregard	MVPF 1.4	Details
Spillover Effects of Old-Age Pension Across Generations Causal Estimates: Katja M. Kaufmann, Yasemin Özdemir, and Han Ye MVPF Construction: Katja M. Kaufmann, Yasemin Özdemir, and Han Ye	MVPF 0.6	Details
What Do NEETs Need? The Joint Effect of Active and Passive Labor Market Policies Causal Estimates: Francesco Filippucci MVPF Construction: Francesco Filippucci	MVPF 1.2	Details
Automatic Enrollment in Health Insurance Causal Estimates: Mark Shepard and Myles Wagner MVPF Construction: Mark Shepard	MVPF 1.0	Details
Padua Pilot Causal Estimates: William N. Evans, Shawna Kolka, James X. Sullivan, Patrick S. Turner MVPF Construction: William N. Evans, Shawna Kolka, James X. Sullivan, Patrick S. Turner	MVPF 0.2	Details

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