Chapter 24. Microsimulation and Policy Analysis

We provide an overview of microsimulation approaches for assessing the effects of policy on income distribution. We focus on the role of tax-benefit policies and review the concept of microsimulation and how it contributes to the analysis of income distribution in general and policy evaluation in particular. We consider the main challenges and limitations of this approach and discuss directions for future developments.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Figari, Francesco ; Paulus, Alari ; Sutherland, Holly
Published in:	Handbook of income distribution : volume 2. - Amsterdam : North Holland, ISBN 978-0-444-59476-1. - 2015, p. 2141-2221
Subject:	Microsimulation models \| Income distribution \| Tax-benefit policies \| Einkommensverteilung \| Mikrosimulation \| Microsimulation \| Simulation \| Umverteilung \| Redistribution \| Wirkungsanalyse \| Impact assessment \| Steuerreform \| Tax reform \| Öffentliche Sozialleistungen \| Social security benefits \| Theorie \| Theory

Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/B978-0-444-59429-7.00025-X [DOI]
Classification:	C81 - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data ; D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; H30 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents. General ; I30 - Welfare and Poverty. General
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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