Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions : The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling, Vol. 2 : Technical Papers

Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contents -- Introduction -- OVERVIEW -- Databases and Methods of Data Enhancement -- Model Design -- Computing Technology -- Model Evaluation -- Model Documentation -- MODELS -- Dynamic Simulation of Income Model 2 (DYNASIM2) -- Household Income and Tax Simulation Model (HITSM) -- Micro Analysis of Transfers to Households (MATH) Model -- Multi-Regional Policy Impact Simulation (MRPIS) Model -- Pension and Retirement Income Simulation Model (PRISM) -- Social Policy Simulation Database/Model (SPSD/M) -- Transfer Income Model 2 (TRIM2) -- REFERENCES -- Databases and Methods of Data Enhancement -- 1 Databases for Microsimulation: A Comparison of the March CPS and SIPP -- INTRODUCTION -- DATA NEEDS FOR MODELING INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS -- SURVEY DESIGN OF THE MARCH CPS AND THE SIPP -- SURVEY-BASED PROBLEMS -- Population Coverage -- Household and Individual Nonresponse -- Item Nonresponse -- Reporting Errors -- Sample Size -- Data Delivery -- PROBLEMS OF VARIABLE MISSPECIFICATION -- Income Accounting Period -- Income Detail -- Household Composition Reference Period -- Households and Families Versus Program Filing Units -- DATA OMISSIONS -- Asset Holdings -- Expenditures -- Extended Families -- Other Variables for Related Policy Issues -- EVALUATION OF ESTIMATES OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FROM CPS AND SIPP -- THE DIVISION OF LABOR FOR PRODUCTION OF DATABASES FROM CPS AND SIPP -- THE SUITABILITY OF CPS AND SIPP FOR INTEGRATED MODELING OF TAXES AND TRANSFERS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 2 Statistical Matching and Microsimulation Models -- INTRODUCTION -- Definition of Statistical Matching -- File Treatment -- Constrained and Unconstrained Statistical Matching -- Choosing the Matching Variables -- EXAMPLES OF STATISTICAL MATCHES IN MICROSIMULATION MODELS.