. Consumption micro data from the 2009 cross section of the household budget survey for Belgium is used to impute information on … curves are estimated at the household level for total non-durable spending, expenditures on durable goods, as well as non …-durable expenditure share equations. The imputed household spending is then used to simulate the baseline VAT system in EUROMOD, for which …

consumption is generated. Consumption micro data from the 2008 cross section of the household budget survey for Germany is used to … of Germany. An integrated data base underlying EUROMOD that contains household-level information on income and …-based imputation techniques. Engel curves are estimated at the household level for total non-durable spending, expenditures on durable …

government transfers on economic well-being varied by household type during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings indicate that …'s start and sustaining spending growth over time. Household essential spending increased proportionally with the delivery of … cash transfers, while discretionary spending was influenced more by pandemic-specific factors beyond household income. Our …