two complementary approaches: a standard approach based on reported incomes in survey data, and a microsimulation approach … over-estimated in microsimulation procedures. However, we find that the two approaches do in fact produce reasonably … consistent results, in terms of both inequality measures and poverty rates. To the extent that the results differ, we explore the …

people of working age from poverty in the European Union. Using the EU-wide microsimulation model EUROMOD, we investigate (a …

We provide an overview of microsimulation approaches to assess the effects of policy on the income distribution. We … focus mainly on the role of tax-benefit policies and review the concept of microsimulation and how it contributes to the …