We develop a behavioural micro simulation model (LuxTaxBen) that contains very precise information on income tax rules … model has been built specifically for analysing the Luxembourgish tax-transfer system whereby one can generate disposable … conditional on labour supply while income tax rules and the various welfare benefit-levels are complicated functions of earned and …

This paper describes IZAΨMOD, the policy microsimulation model of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). The model …-employee dataset LIAB. IZAΨMOD consists of three components: First, a static module simulates the effects of a tax-benefit reform on … most other microsimulation tools. A demand module takes into account possible restrictions of labor demand and identifies …

base for future microsimulation analysis of simultaneous direct tax, indirect tax and welfare reform. …Comprehensive modelling of the impact of taxes and tax policy options requires data on the impact at micro-level of … not suitable for use in detailed modelling of the direct tax and welfare system. This makes approaches which impute …

[psi]MOD ; microsimulation ; tax and benefit systems ; labor demand …This paper describes IZA[psi]MOD, the policy microsimulation model of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). The …-employee dataset LIAB. IZA[psi]MOD consists of three components: First, a static module simulates the effects of a tax reform on the …

components using yearly UK data covering 1977-2018. We examine cash and in-kind benefits, and direct and indirect taxes. In … benefits are largely associated with cyclical changes in average benefit rates. In contrast, trends in the redistributive … effects of direct and indirect taxes are mostly associated with changes in progressivity. For in-kind benefits, changes in the …

; welfare benefits ; tax credits ; incentive effects …In this paper we provide an overview of the literature relating labour supply to taxes and welfare benefits with a … free choice over their hours of work. We then consider fixed costs of work, the complications introduced by the benefits …

We use a behavioural microsimulation model embedded in a numerical optimization procedure in order to identify optimal … (social welfare maximizing) tax-transfer rules. We consider the class of tax-transfer rules consisting of a universal basic … income and a tax defined by a 4th degree polynomial. The rule is applied to total taxable household income. A …

give specific attention to the choice of the bandwidth used to define "close equals" in terms of pre-tax income. We also …

In-work benefits are becoming an increasingly relevant labour market policy, gradually expanding in scope and … geographical coverage. This paper investigates the equilibrium impact of in-work benefits and contrasts it with the traditional … of in-work benefits on search intensity, participation, employment, and unemployment, compared to a framework in which …

This paper studies optimal unemployment benefit levels and optimal proportional income tax rates over the business … because the UI system can be used to smooth consumption across different economic states. However, high benefits increase … unemployment. An alternative way to redistribute income is to vary tax rates over the business cycle. In this paper, we develop an …