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Towards a multi-purpose framework for tax-benefit microsimulation: Lessons from EUROMOD

  1. Herwig Immervoll  Is a corresponding author
  2. Cathal O’Donoghue  Is a corresponding author
  1. Social Policy Division OECD, France
  2. Rural Economy Research Centre Teagasc, National University of Ireland, Ireland
Research article
Cite this article as: H. Immervoll, C. O’Donoghue; 2009; Towards a multi-purpose framework for tax-benefit microsimulation: Lessons from EUROMOD; International Journal of Microsimulation; 2(2); 43-54. doi: 10.34196/ijm.00016
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Structure of tax-benefit system.
Module description.

Tables

Table 1
Example policy parameter sheet.
param_no param_name Period first_system UK_1998 end_system
first_module Income Tax
co_it_main_tfa
1 tfa y 4,195
2 age_limit1 0
3 age_limit2 64
4 TAX_UNIT individual
5 SWITCH 1
co_it_schedule
1 nbands 3
2 tax_band1 y 4,300
3 tax_band2 y 27,100
4 tax_rate1 0.2
5 tax_rate2 0.23
6 tax_rate3 0.4
7 Tacabley_il TaxBase
8 TAX_UNIT individual
9 SWITCH 1
end_module

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