Publication type
Research Paper
Series Number
WP04/21
Series
IFS Working Paper Series
Authors
Publication date
December 1, 2004
Abstract:
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)’s Pensim2 model is a dynamic
microsimulation model. The principal purpose of this model is to estimate the future
distribution of pensioner incomes, thus enabling analysis of the distributional effects of
proposed changes to pension policy. This paper presents the results of an assessment of
Pensim2 by researchers at the IFS. We start by looking at the overall structure of the
model, and how it compares with other dynamic policy analysis models across the world.
We make recommendations at this stage as to how the overall modelling strategy could be improved. We then go on to analyse the characteristics of most of the individual modules which make up Pensim2, examining the data used and the regression and predictions used in each step. The results from this examination are used to formulate a set of short and medium-term recommendations for developing and improving the model. Finally, we look at what might become possible for the model over a much longer time frame - looking towards developing a ‘Pensim3’ model over the next decade or so.
Subjects
Link
- http://www.ifs.org.uk/publications.php?type=wp
Notes
working paper
#508193