The aim of this paper is to simulate a tax shift reform from labor to consumption in Italy and observe the distributional impact of this policy on households. The microsimulation model used is EUROMOD, which is uniquely focused on direct taxes, social contributions and benefits. Through a two...

This paper analyses the effects of implementing a family-based and an individually-based in-work benefit in the Southern European Countries using EUROMOD, the EU-wide tax-benefit microsimulation model. In-Work Benefits (IWBs) are means-tested cash transfers given to individuals, through the tax...

This paper assesses the effects that two different types of corporate tax reforms, recently implemented in Italy by two different Governments, have had on the debt choices of companies, In order to do so, we combine the information provided by a micro-simulation corporate tax-model, with an...