Microsimulation and policy analysis

Francesco Figari, Alari Paulus and Holly Sutherland

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

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Figari, Francesco ; Paulus, Alari ; Sutherland, Holly
Publisher:	[Colchester] : ISER
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

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Extent:	Online-Ressource (120 S.) graph. Darst.
Series:	ISER working paper series. - Colchester : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 2050-1862, ZDB-ID 2435055-2. - Vol. 2014-23
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/123803 [Handle]
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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