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Cross-National Microsimulation Modelling : Reforming Social Assistance in Three European Countries

O'Donoghue, Cathal; Evans, Martin - 2014

This paper examines the use of national microsimulation models in a cross-country context and highlights some of the …-benefit microsimulation models were used. The analysis highlighted both the different structure of the policy instruments used across the …

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The impact of means tested assistance in Southern Europe

O'Donoghue, Cathal; Albuquerque, Jose; Baldini, Massimo; … - 2002

This paper aims to analyse the social assistance systems in five South European countries: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. After reviewing the existing system of social assistance in each country, we apply a consistent methodology in order to estimate its impact on income...

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Tax-benefit microsimulation model in developing countries : a feasibility study for an extension of SOUTHMOD in Indonesia

Muttaqien, Arip; Sologon, Denisa; O'Donoghue, Cathal - 2018

This study aims to expand the use of tax-benefit microsimulation tools in Indonesia. In particular, it reviews the … feasibility of expanding SOUTHMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model being applied in developing countries that was developed … based on the European Union tax-benefit microsimulation tool (EUROMOD) framework. First, the study reviews the tax and …

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Modelling the distributional effects of the cost-of-living crisis in Turkey and the South Caucasus : a microsimulation analysis

Can, Zeynep Gizem; O'Donoghue, Cathal; Sologon, Denisa M.; … - 2023

This study addresses the different distributional and welfare implications of price volatility amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, focusing on both Turkey and the South Caucasus region, which have different welfare regimes and patterns of price changes. This paper explores the impact of...

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Understanding distributional impacts of carbon pricing : insights from comparative analysis

Immervoll, Herwig; Linden, Jules; O'Donoghue, Cathal; … - 2025

Carbon pricing is becoming increasingly common but raises equity concerns and is frequently perceived as putting higher burdens on the poor than the rich. This chapter discusses the reasons for unequal carbon price burdens across countries and population groups, through the lens of a comparative...

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The effects of family policy on mothers' labor supply : combining evidence from a structural model and a natural experiment

Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2014

Parental leave and subsidized child care are prominent examples of family policies supporting the reconciliation of family life and labor market careers for mothers. In this paper, we combine different empirical strategies to evaluate the employment effects of these policies for mothers in...

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The effects of family policy on mothers' labor supply : combining evidence from a structural model and a natural experiment

Geyer, Johannes; Haan, Peter; Wrohlich, Katharina - 2014

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Early retirement of employees in demanding jobs : evidence from a German pension reform

Geyer, Johannes; Lorenz, Svenja; Zwick, Thomas; Bruns, Mona - 2021

Early retirement options are usually targeted at employees at risk of not reaching their regular retirement age in employment. An important at‐risk group comprises employees who have worked in demanding jobs for many years. This group may be particularly negatively affected by the abolition of...

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Early retirement of employees in demanding jobs : evidence from a German pension reform

Geyer, Johannes; Lorenz, Svenja; Zwick, Thomas; Bruns, Mona - 2021

Early retirement options are usually targeted at employees at risk of not reaching their regular retirement age in employment. An important at-risk group comprises employees who have worked in demanding jobs for many years. This group may be particularly negatively affected by the abolition of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012659076

Long-Term Care Reform and the Labor Supply of Household Members – Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment

Geyer, Johannes - 2016

Germany introduced a new mandatory insurance for long-term care in 1995 as part of its social security system. It replaced a system based on means tested social welfare. Benefits from the long-term care insurance are not means tested and depend on the required level of care. The insurance...

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