Dynamic scoring of tax reforms in the European Union

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Journal Article

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Publication date

June 1, 2019

Summary:

In this paper, we present the first dynamic scoring exercise linking a microsimulation and a dynamic general equilibrium model for Europe. We illustrate our novel methodology analyzing hypothetical reforms of the social insurance contributions system in Belgium. Our approach takes into account the feedback effects resulting from adjustments and behavioral responses in the labor market and the economy‐wide reaction to the tax policy changes essential for a comprehensive evaluation of the reforms. We find that the self‐financing effect of a reduction in employers’ social insurance contribution is substantially larger than that of a comparable reduction in employees’ social insurance contributions.

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Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

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Volume: 38 , p.239 -262

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.22105

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© 2018 European Commission Joint Research Centre. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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