This paper describes the construction of a microsimulation model for South Africa (SAMOD), which is based upon the … EUROMOD platform. The paper discusses the need for a new microsimulation model in South Africa, the reasons why EUROMOD was a … their own microsimulation models in other countries. Particular attention is given to the way that South Africa, as a …

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 system, conditional on their employment status. They are intended to … trade off between the redistributive and the incentive effects of the different policies. Family-based in-work benefits are …