The paper presents a large scale overlapping generation model with heterogeneous agents, where the family is the decision unit. We calibrate the model for three European countries – France, Italy and Sweden – which show marked differences in the design of some public programs. We examine the...

The following paper reports the main objective and the expected outcomes of an ambitious project that aims to develop a model for the analysis of both inter-household and intra-household distribution in a life-cycle perspective. In reporting such research objectives, this analysis focuses in...

Public debts in the euro area have increased sharply due to the economic crisis, and remain at historically high levels in several countries. In a monetary union, high-debt members represent a permanent threat to financial stability, as they are subject – even if fundamentally solvent – to...

Italian Abstract In questo lavoro si discutono le caratteristiche strutturali dell’Irpef al fine di studiarne gli effetti sulla redistribuzione del reddito e sugli incentivi all’offerta di lavoro. L’analisi è condotta mediante il modello statico di microsimulazione BIMic. Rileviamo che...