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Book SynopsisMicrosimulation allows computing the whole set of taxes and benefits of a country and the resulting budget constraint for each household of a representative dataset. This volume contains eight contributions aimed to advance policy analysis using the European tax-benefit micro-simulation model, EUROMOD.
Table of ContentsPREFACE FOREWORD A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO EUROMOD, AN INTEGRATED EUROPEAN TAX-BENEFIT MODEL PENSION INCOMES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: POLICY REFORM STRATEGIES IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE THE DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS OF TAXES ON PENSIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN THE EU-15 FAMILY TRANSFERS AND CHILD POVERTY IN GREECE, ITALY, SPAIN AND PORTUGAL ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF TAX-TRANSFER POLICY CHANGES ON POVERTY: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND SOME EUROPEAN EVIDENCE FISCAL DRAG: AN AUTOMATIC STABILISER? BEANS FOR BREAKFAST ? HOW EXPORTABLE IS THE BRITISH WORKFARE MODEL? EFFECTIVE MARGINAL TAX RATES AND REVEALED SOCIAL PREFERENCES IN SPAIN
