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 …

This contribution describes the linkage of microsimulation models and computable general equilibrium (CGE) models using …, microsimulation models allow for detailed labor supply and distributional effects due to policy measures, as individual household data …

The Polish tax and benefit system is presented in the context of a recently developed microsimulation model, SIMPL. The … describes details of the Polish tax and benefit system and the simulation assumptions which were necessary in modelling it in … model allows simulating direct taxes, social contributions and public benefits in Poland for the years 2003 and 2005. It is …