This paper describes IZAΨMOD, the policy microsimulation model of the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). The model …-employee dataset LIAB. IZAΨMOD consists of three components: First, a static module simulates the effects of a tax reform on the budget … distinguishes our model from most other microsimulation tools. A demand module takes into account possible restrictions of labor …

paper is to describe the state-of-the-art in simulation and to demonstrate the benefits of linking both model types … modelling flat tax reform proposals for Germany. Taking the general equilibrium effects into account has important implications … for the evaluation of a tax reform. The analysis shows that a personal income flat tax can indeed overcome the fundamental …

poverty effects of alternative policies are analyzed thanks to counterfactual simulations built using a micro-simulation model …In-work transfers are often seen as a good trade-off between redistribution and efficiency, as they alleviate poverty … existing scheme, the Family Income Supplement (FIS), and of its replacement by the refundable tax credit in force in the UK …

-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) and process-produced microdata from the German pension insurance. A microsimulation model is developed …

, we use a microsimulation approach to project what US longevity would look like, if US health trends approximated those in …

basis of a microsimulation model which accounts for the complex interactions between individual wages, the tax … consumption. Simulation results show that the minimum wage would be rather ineffective in raising net household incomes and …

well as increasing employment rates of recipients of social assistance. On the basis of a behavioral microsimulation model …

In this paper we utilise microsimulation techniques in the form of an income generation model and a tax/benefit model … results indicate that a more generous tax/benefit system, combined with a greater state burden of the cost of education over … in education. The methodology employed allows us to specifically analyse the impact of various components of the tax …

Microsimulation methods and models of labor market decisions have attracted a lot of attention as an approach to the …

. The paper simulates the new rules and shows how the tax burden is affected. Simulation is based on representative cost …The German corporate tax reform of 2008 has brought significant changes for determining the tax base of the trade tax … data of the manufacturing sector in 2006. The results show that the goals of the corporate tax reform are missed. The total …