on a behavioral micro-simulation model which integrates an empirical household labor supply model into a detailed tax …

-data and microsimulation models to illustrate the influence of market income patterns, household structures and social …

Mindestsicherung") to be introduced in Austria by the end of this/beginning of next year. The aim of this reform is to reduce poverty … as well as increasing employment rates of recipients of social assistance. On the basis of a behavioral microsimulation …

. However, they result in higher inequality and polarisation. Flat rates necessary to keep the inequality levels unchanged allow …

inequality and poverty. We present BRAHMS, a new tax-benefit microsimulation model for Brazil and illustrate its use by … successful in alleviating inequality and poverty. Focussing on taxes and cash transfers, this paper investigates the impact of … evaluating the impact of policy on economic inequality. It is argued that microsimulation provides a valuable analytical tool for …

The Polish tax and benefit system is presented in the context of a recently developed microsimulation model, SIMPL. The …

indicators of redistribution within the group of the elderly. We find that the extra budgetary gain of exposing this subgroup to …

supporting empirical evidence. We go on to argue that, against the background of rising inequality and an aging population, the …