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THE IMPACT OF TAX-BENEFIT SYSTEMS ON LOWINCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE BENELUX COUNTRIES. A SIMULATION APPROACH USING SYNTHETIC DATASETS.

Berger, Frédéric; Borsenberger, Monique; Immervoll, Herwig - EconWPA - 2003

Computing the tax-benefit position of similar "typical" households across countries is a method widely used in comparative fiscal- and social policy research. These calculations provide convenient summary pictures of certain aspects of tax-benefit systems. They can, however, be seriously...

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Mechanics of replacing benefit systems with a basic income : comparative results from a microsimulation approach

Browne, James; Immervoll, Herwig - 2017

the resulting fiscal and distributional effects in a comparative context, undertake a microsimulation study to quantify …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011772173

Mechanics of replacing benefit systems with a basic income : comparative results from a microsimulation approach

Browne, James; Immervoll, Herwig - 2018

the resulting fiscal and distributional effects in a comparative context, undertake a microsimulation study to quantify …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011864921

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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How tight are safety-nets in Nordic countries? : evidence from Finnish register data

Bargain, Olivier; Immervoll, Herwig; Viitamäki, Heikki - 2007

The non take-up of social assistance bene?ts due to claim costs may seriously limit the anti-poverty eÞect of these programs. Yet, available evidence is fragmented and mostly relies on interview-based data, potentially biased by misreporting and measurement errors on both bene?t entitlement and...

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How tight are safety-nets in Nordic Countries? : evidence from Finnish register data

Bargain, Olivier (contributor); … - 2007

The non take-up of social assistance benefits due to claim costs may seriously limit the anti-poverty effect of these programs. Yet, available evidence is fragmented and mostly relies on interview-based data, potentially biased by misreporting and measurement errors on both benefit entitlement...