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

Southern European Countries using EUROMOD, the EU-wide tax-benefit microsimulation model. In-Work Benefits (IWBs) are means …

Tax and benefit systems in the enlarged EU vary significantly in size and structure. We examine how taxes and benefits … shape income distributions in 19 EU countries, focusing on the differences between Western European countries (EU15) and …

income shock in the EU, compared to 32 per cent in the US. In the case of an unemployment shock 47 per cent of the shock are … absorbed in the EU, compared to 34 per cent in the US. This cushioning of disposable income leads to a demand stabilization of … up to 31 per cent in the EU and up to 28 per cent in the US. There is large heterogeneity within the EU. Automatic …