EUROMODTax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union

Microsimulation Unit

The Microsimulation Unit is a group of ISER researchers and associates who work on developing and using microsimulation models for the analysis of micro-economic and social policy.

It is the group of people working on EUROMOD, the tax-benefit model of the European Union.

Other activities include:

• POLIMOD is a United Kingdom microsimulation tax-benefit model
• BBBU – Benefit Uprating: is there a better basis?

Research notes are available: archive of papers from 1996-2004

Team members

• Holly Sutherland
• Silvia Avram
• Mike Brewer
• Paulo De Agostini
• Francesco Figari
• Horacio Levy
• Jekaterina Navicke
• Alari Paulus
• Olga Rastrigina
• Iva Tasseva
• Alberto Tumino

The Microsimulation Unit is directed by Holly Sutherland

1. Economic & Social Research Council
2. University of Essex