EUROMOD: the European Union tax-benefit microsimulation model

Publication type

Journal Article

Authors

Publication date

June 1, 2013

Summary:

This paper aims to provide an introduction to the current state of the art of EUROMOD, the European Union tax-benefit microsimulation model. It explains the original motivations for building a multi-country EU-wide model and summarises its current organisation. It provides an overview of EUROMOD components, covering its policy scope, the input data, the validation process and some technical aspects such as the tax-benefit programming language and the user interface. The paper also reviews some recent applications of EUROMOD and, finally, considers future developments.

Published in

International Journal of Microsimulation

Volume and page numbers

Volume: 6 , p.4 -26

ISSN

17475864

Subjects

Link

http://www.microsimulation.org/ijm/issues/volume-61-spring-2013/

Notes

Is referenced by: University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research (2016) Work and Pensions Committee - intergenerational fairness inquiry: written evidence. Colchester: University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research.

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