As unemployment rises across the European Union (EU) it is important to understand the extent to which the incomes of … of this increase in unemployment. This paper uses the EU tax-benefit model EUROMOD to explore these issues, comparing … effects in five EU countries. It provides evidence on the differing degrees of resilience of the household incomes of the …

social transfers to reduce a country's poverty rate from the EU-average of 18% to the best-performing average of 12% would …

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

lowest in the EU). So far, however, little is known about their impact on child poverty in Spain. Making use of the tax …

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 …