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Professor Holly Sutherland

Research Professor

Holly Sutherland

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Holly Sutherland
Institute for Social and Economic Research
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Tel: 01206 873534
Fax: 01206 873151
Room: 2N2.5B.11

Curriculum vitae ».pdf


Research Interests

Coordinator of EUROMOD. Research interests include developing microsimulation as a tool for international comparative research; distributional effects of social policies; gender effects of re-distribution policies; child poverty measurement and analysis.

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Failing to keep up? The long-term effects of current benefit and tax uprating policies
      Holly Sutherland , Ruth Hancock , John Hills , Francesca Zantomio

    published in Benefits: Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, edition: 1, vol:17, 47 - 57, 2009

  2. Keeping up or falling behind? The impact of benefit and tax uprating on incomes and poverty
      Holly Sutherland , Ruth Hancock , John Hills , Francesca Zantomio

    published in Fiscal Studies, edition: 4, vol:29, 467 - 498, 2008

  3. Swapping Policies: Alternative Tax-Benefit Strategies to Support Children in Austria, Spain and the UK
      Holly Sutherland , Horacio Levy , Christine Lietz

    published in Journal of Social Policy, edition: 4, vol:36, 625 - 648, 2007

  4. Can Child Poverty be Abolished? Promises and Policies in the UK
      Holly Sutherland

    published in The Economic and Labour Relations Review, edition: 1, vol:17, 7 - 32, 2006

  5. The Sensitivity of Poverty Rates in the European Union to Macro-level Changes
      Horacio Levy , Christine Lietz , Daniela Mantovani , Herwig Immervoll , Holly Sutherland

    published in Cambridge Journal of Economics, edition: 2, vol:30, 181 - 199, 2006

  6. Simulating the Reform of Means-Tested Benefits with Endogenous Take-Up and Claim Costs
      Stephen Pudney , Ruth Hancock , Holly Sutherland

    published in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, edition: 2, vol:68, 135 - 166, 2006

  7. The Take-Up of Multiple Means-Tested Benefits by British Pensioners: evidence from the Family Resources Survey
      Ruth Hancock , Stephen Pudney , Geraldine Barker , Monica Hernandez , Holly Sutherland

    published in Fiscal Studies, edition: 3, vol:25, 279 - 304, 2004


    Non-Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Good housekeeping: ensuring the basis for sustained poverty reduction
      Holly Sutherland

    published in Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, edition: 31, 1 - 22, 2007

Book Chapters

  1. The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Income Distribution in the Enlarged EU
      Alari Paulus , Mitja Cok , Francesco Figari , Peter Hegedus , Silja Kralik , Natasa Kump , Orsolya Lelkes , Horacio Levy , Christine Lietz , Daniela Mantovani , Lezek Morawski , Holly Sutherland , Peter Szivos , Andres Vork

    in Holly Sutherland , Orsolya Lelkes Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models , Ashgate Publishing, chapter 4, 65-91, 2009

  2. EUROMOD: Past, Present and Future
      Holly Sutherland

    in Holly Sutherland , Orsolya Lelkes Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models , Ashgate Publishing, chapter 3, 47-63, 2009

  3. Introduction
      Orsolya Lelkes , Holly Sutherland

    in Holly Sutherland , Orsolya Lelkes Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models , Ashgate Publishing, chapter 1, 17-31, 2009

  4. Poverty, inequality and redistribution
      Tom Sefton , John Hills , Holly Sutherland

    in John Hills , Tom Sefton , Kitty Stewart Towards a more equal society? Poverty, inequality and policy since 1997 , The Policy Press, chapter 2, 21-46, 2009

  5. The effect of taxes and benefits on income distribution in the EU
      Francesco Figari , Alari Paulus , Holly Sutherland

    in Network on Social Inclusion and Income Distribution Final Report 2008 , European Observatory on the Social Situation, chapter 7, 153-176, 2008

  6. The Effect of Taxes and Benefits on Income Distribution in the EU
      Holly Sutherland , Francesco Figari , Alari Paulus

    in Network on Social Inclusion and Income Distribution Final Report 2007 , European Observatory on the Social Situation, chapter 5, 2007

  7. A guaranteed income for Europe’s children?
      Horacio Levy , Christine Lietz , Holly Sutherland

    in Stephen Jenkins , John Micklewright Inequality and Poverty Re-examined , Oxford University Press, chapter 10, 209-232, 2007

  8. EUROMOD - the tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union
      Holly Sutherland

    in Anil Gupta , Ann Harding Modelling our Future: population ageing health and aged care , Elsevier Science BV, chapter 10, 477-482, 2007

  9. The Effect of Taxes and Benefits on Income Distribution
      Holly Sutherland , Alari Paulus , Horacio Levy

    in Network on Social Inclusion and Income Distribution Final Report 2006 , European Observatory on the Social Situation, chapter 5, 107-150, 2006

  10. Pension Incomes in the European Union: policy reform strategies in comparative perspective
      Holly Sutherland , Panos Tsakloglou , Fotis Papadopolous , Daniela Mantovani

    in Olivier Bargain Microsimulation In Action: Policy Analysis in Europe Using EUROMOD , Elsevier Science Limited, chapter 2, 27-98, 2006

  11. Household Incomes and Redistribution in the European Union: quantifying the equalising properties of taxes and benefits
      Gerlinde Verbist , Holly Sutherland , Christine Lietz , Daniela Mantovani , Herwig Immervoll , Cathal O'Donoghue , Horacio Levy

    in The Distributional Effects of Government Spending and Taxation , Palgrave Publishers Limited, chapter 5, 135-300, 2006

  12. Inequality and Poverty under New Labour
      Holly Sutherland

    in John Hills , Kitty Stewart A More Equal Society? New Labour, poverty, inequality and exclusion , The Policy Press, 2006

  13. EUROMOD: an integrated European tax-benefit model and indicators of work incentives
      Holly Sutherland , Herwig Immervoll

    in Giuseppe Carone , Aino Salomaki Indicators and Policies to Make Work Pay. Special Report No. 2 , Office for Official Publications of the EC, 2005


Edited Books

    1. Terry Ward , Orsolya Lelkes , Holly Sutherland , István György Tóth
    European Inequalities: Social Inclusion and Income Distribution in the European Union, TÁRKI Social Research Institute Inc., ISBN: 978-963-7869-40-2, 2009

    1. Holly Sutherland , Orsolya Lelkes
    Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe: Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models, Ashgate Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-7546-7848-9, 2009

Iser working papers

  1. WP2009-33 Accounting for housing in poverty analysis
    1. Holly Sutherland
    2. ,
    3. Killian Mullan
    4. ,
    5. Francesca Zantomio
    2009

  2. WP2009-24 Measuring the size and impact of public cash support for children in cross-national perspective
    1. Alari Paulus
    2. ,
    3. Holly Sutherland
    4. ,
    5. Francesco Figari
    2009

  3. WP2009-14 A Comparison of Earnings Measures from Longitudinal and Cross-sectional Surveys: Evidence from the UK
    1. Marco Francesconi
    2. ,
    3. Holly Sutherland
    4. ,
    5. Francesca Zantomio
    2009

  4. WP2008-18 Keeping up or falling behind? The impact of benefit and tax uprating on incomes and poverty
    1. Holly Sutherland
    2. ,
    3. Ruth Hancock
    4. ,
    5. John Hills
    6. ,
    7. Francesca Zantomio
    2008

  5. WP2007-28 Inequalities Within Couples: Market Incomes and the Role of Taxes and Benefits in Europe
    1. Francesco Figari
    2. ,
    3. Holly Sutherland
    4. ,
    5. Horacio Levy
    6. ,
    7. Herwig Immervoll
    2007

  6. WP2006-47 A Basic Income for Europe's Children?
    1. Horacio Levy
    2. ,
    3. Holly Sutherland
    4. ,
    5. Christine Lietz
    6. ,
    2006

  7. WP2004-04 Simulating the Reform of Means-Tested Benefits with Endogenous Take-Up and Claim Costs
    1. Stephen Pudney
    2. ,
    3. Ruth Hancock
    4. ,
    5. Holly Sutherland
    2004

EUROMOD Working Papers

  1. EM10/09 ( December 2009 )
    The distributional impact of in kind public benefits in European countries .pdf
    1. Alari Paulus,
    2. Holly Sutherland,
    3. Panos Tsakloglou

  2. EM8/09 ( December 2009 )
    The effects of taxes and benefits on income distribution in the enlarged EU .pdf
    1. Alari Paulus,
    2. Mitja Čok,
    3. Francesco Figari,
    4. Péter Hegedüs,
    5. Nataša Kump,
    6. Orsolya Lelkes,
    7. Horacio Levy,
    8. Christine Lietz,
    9. Silja Lüpsik,
    10. Daniela Mantovani,
    11. Leszek Morawski,
    12. Holly Sutherland,
    13. Péter Szivos,
    14. Andres Võrk

  3. EM7/09 ( October 2009 )
    Accurate Income Measurement for the Assessment of Public Policies - Final Report .pdf
    1. Holly Sutherland,
    2. André Decoster,
    3. Manos Matsaganis,
    4. Panos Tsakloglou

  4. EM6/09 ( October 2009 )
    Measuring the size and impact of public cash support for children in cross-national perspective .pdf
    1. Francesco Figari,
    2. Alari Paulus,
    3. Holly Sutherland

  5. EM4/08 ( June 2008 )
    Improving The Capacity And Usability Of EUROMOD Final Report .pdf
    1. Holly Sutherland,
    2. Francesco Figari,
    3. Orsolya Lelkes,
    4. Horacio Levy,
    5. Christine Lietz,
    6. Daniela Mantovani,
    7. Alari Paulus

  6. EM6/07 ( November 2007 )
    Inequalities Within Couples: Market Incomes And The Role Of Taxes And Benefits In Europe .pdf
    1. Francesco Figari,
    2. Herwig Immervoll,
    3. Horacio Levy,
    4. Holly Sutherland

  7. EM1/07 ( January 2007 )
    Using The EU-SILC For Policy Simulation: Prospects, Some Limitations And Suggestions .pdf
    1. Francesco Figari,
    2. Horacio Levy,
    3. Holly Sutherland

  8. EM4/06 ( September 2006 )
    A Basic Income For Europe's Children? .pdf
    1. Horacio Levy,
    2. Christine Lietz,
    3. Holly Sutherland

  9. EM3/06 ( September 2006 )
    An Age Perspective On Economic Well-Being And Social Protection In Nine OECD Countries .pdf
    1. Thai-Thanh Dang,
    2. Herwig Immervoll,
    3. Daniela Mantovani,
    4. Kristian Orsini,
    5. Holly Sutherland

  10. EM10/05 ( July 2005 )
    Alternative Tax Benefit Strategies To Support Children In The European Union: Recent Reforms In Austria, Spain And The United Kingdom .pdf
    1. Horacio Levy,
    2. Christine Lietz,
    3. Holly Sutherland

  11. EM9/05 ( July 2005 )
    Household Incomes And Redistribution In The European Union: Quantifying The Equalising Properties Of Taxes And Benefits .pdf
    1. Herwig Immervoll,
    2. Horacio Levy,
    3. Christine Lietz,
    4. Daniela Mantovani,
    5. Cathal O'Donoghue,
    6. Holly Sutherland,
    7. Gerlinde Verbist

  12. EM8/05 ( March 2005 )
    Micro Level Analysis Of The European Social Agenda: Combating Poverty And Social Exclusion Through Changes In Social And Fiscal Policy Final Report .pdf
    1. Holly Sutherland

  13. EM6/05 ( March 2005 )
    Social Indicators And Other Income Statistics Using EUROMOD: An Assessment Of The 2001 Baseline And Changes 1998 2001 .pdf
    1. Christine Lietz,
    2. Holly Sutherland

  14. EM5/05 ( March 2005 )
    Pension Incomes In The European Union: Policy Reform Strategies In Comparative Perspective .pdf
    1. Daniela Mantovani,
    2. Fotis Papadopoulos,
    3. Holly Sutherland,
    4. Panos Tsakloglou

  15. EM4/05 ( March 2005 )
    The Impact Of Tax And Transfer Systems On Children In The European Union .pdf
    1. Miles Corak,
    2. Christine Lietz,
    3. Holly Sutherland

  16. EM1/03 ( July 2003 )
    Social Indicators And Other Income Statistics Using The Euromod Baseline: A Comparison With Eurostat And National Statistics .pdf
    1. Daniela Mantovani,
    2. Holly Sutherland

  17. EM3/02 ( December 2002 )
    Indicators For Social Inclusion In The European Union: How Responsive Are They To Macro Level Changes? .pdf
    1. Patricio Feres,
    2. Herwig Immervoll,
    3. Christine Lietz,
    4. Horacio Levy,
    5. Daniela Mantovani,
    6. Holly Sutherland

  18. EM9/01 ( June 2001 )
    EUROMOD: An Integrated European Benefit Tax Model - Final Report .pdf
    1. Holly Sutherland

  19. EM5/01 ( June 2001 )
    Reducing Child Poverty In Europe: What Can Static Microsimulation Models Tell Us? .pdf
    1. Holly Sutherland

  20. EM1/00 ( February 2000 )
    Child Poverty And Child Benefits In The European Union .pdf
    1. Herwig Immervoll,
    2. Holly Sutherland,
    3. Klaas De Vos

  21. EM2/99 ( September 1999 )
    Microsimulation And The Formulation Of Policy: A Case Study Of Targeting In The European Union .pdf
    1. Tony Atkinson,
    2. François Bourguignon,
    3. Cathal O'Donoghue,
    4. Holly Sutherland,
    5. Francesca Utili

  22. EM1/99 ( September 1999 )
    Integrating Output In Euromod: An Assessment Of The Sensitivity Of Multi Country Microsimulation Results .pdf
    1. Cathal O'Donoghue,
    2. Holly Sutherland,
    3. Francesca Utili

  23. EM0/99 ( September 1999 )
    An Introduction To EUROMOD .pdf
    1. Herwig Immervoll,
    2. Cathal O'Donoghue,
    3. Holly Sutherland

Datasets

    1. Horacio Levy , Francesca Zantomio , Holly Sutherland , Stephen Jenkins
    Derived net curent and annual income variables to accompany BHPS waves 1-14, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Colchester: University of Essex , United Kingdom

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Research Students

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