This paper presents an evaluation of the tax-transfer treatment of married couples in 15 EU countries using the EUROMOD …

-benefit microsimulation model for the EU. First, we briefly report the process of updating EUROMOD. We then present indicators for income … inequality and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss the main reasons for differences between these and EU-SILC based … estimates of marginal effective tax rates (METR) for all 27 EU countries in order to explore the effect of tax and benefit …

-benefit microsimulation model for the EU. First, we briefly report the process of constructing and updating EUROMOD. We then present … EU-SILC based indicators. We further compare EUROMOD indicators across countries and over time between 2007 and 2010 …. Finally, we provide estimates of marginal effective tax rates (METR) for all 27 EU countries in order to explore the effect of …

model for the EU. First, we briefly report the process of updating EUROMOD. We then present indicators for income inequality … and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss the main reasons for differences between these and EU-SILC based indicators … of marginal effective tax rates (METR) for all 27 EU countries in order to explore the effect of tax and benefit systems …

income in a new way by using a simulated instrumental variable based on a fixed EU-wide sample of women. Results suggest that …

study the economic effects of introducing two elements of a fiscal union: Firstly, an EU-wide tax and transfer system and … secondly, an EU-wide system of fiscal equalisation. Using the European tax-benefit calculator EUROMOD, we exploit … countries. These effects depend on income levels and the structures of the existing national tax and transfer systems. The EU …

approach to characterize the redistributive preferences embodied in the welfare systems of 17 EU countries and the US. Implicit …