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Working Papers

2023

1. Who Pays for Higher Carbon Prices? Illustration for Lithuania and a Research Agenda
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2023) View citations (3)

2022

2. De-facto Gaps in Social Protection for Standard and Non-standard Workers: An Approach for Monitoring the Accessibility and Levels of Income Support
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2022) View citations (3)
3. How Reliable Are Social Safety Nets? Value and Accessibility in Situations of Acute Economic Need
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2020) View citations (1)

2021

4. Faces of joblessness in Finland: A people-centred perspective on employment barriers and policies
   OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing

2020

5. Can disability benefits promote (re)employment?: Considerations for effective disability benefit design
   OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing

2019

6. Faces of Joblessness in Australia: An Anatomy of Employment Barriers Using Household Data
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2019)

2018

7. Faces of Joblessness in Ireland: A People-Centred Perspective on Employment Barriers and Policies
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2018) View citations (1)
8. Faces of Joblessness in Italy: A People-Centred Perspective on Employment Barriers and Policies
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2018) View citations (3)
9. Faces of joblessness in Estonia: A people-centred perspective on employment barriers and policies
   OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)
10. Faces of joblessness in Lithuania: A people-centred perspective on employment barriers and policies
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)
11. Faces of joblessness in Portugal: A people-centred perspective on employment barriers and policies
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)
12. Faces of joblessness in Spain: A people-centred perspective on employment barriers and policies
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)
13. How Demanding Are Activation Requirements for Jobseekers?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2018) View citations (13)
14. Mechanics of replacing benefit systems with a basic income: comparative results from a microsimulation approach
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (20)
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2017) View citations (17)
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2018) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Mechanics of replacing benefit systems with a basic income: comparative results from a microsimulation approach, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2017) View citations (22) (2017)

2016

15. Faces of Joblessness: Characterising Employment Barriers to Inform Policy
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2016) View citations (6)

2015

16. Are Recipients of Social Assistance 'Benefit Dependent'? Concepts, Measurement and Results for Selected Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2015) View citations (11)
17. Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the United States, 1979-2007
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article TAX POLICY AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1979–2007, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2015) View citations (26) (2015)
18. Tax policy and income inequality in the United States
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (16)

2014

19. Tax policy and income inequality in the US, 1979-2007
    ZEW Discussion Papers, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research View citations (4)

2013

20. Activating Vulnerable People into Good Jobs in Turkey
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (1)
21. Good Jobs in Turkey
    World Bank Publications - Reports, The World Bank Group View citations (2)
22. Partisan Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1979-2007
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
23. Redistribution Policy in Europe and the United States: Is the Great Recession a 'Game Changer' for Working-age Families?
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (8)

2012

24. Activation policies in OECD countries: an overview of current approaches
    Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes, The World Bank View citations (24)
25. Reforming the Benefit System to 'Make Work Pay': Options and Priorities in a Weak Labour Market
    IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)

2011

26. Distributional Consequences of Labor-demand Shocks: The 2008-09 Recession in Germany
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
27. Redistribution Policy and Inequality Reduction in OECD Countries: What Has Changed in Two Decades?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (96)
    Also in LIS Working papers, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg (2011) View citations (95)
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2011) View citations (96)
28. Social Policies for a Recovery
    IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
29. Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the U.S., 1978-2009: A Decomposition Approach
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011)

2010

30. Distributional Consequences of Labor Demand Adjustments to a Downturn: A Model-Based Approach with Application to Germany 2008-09
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2010)
    Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2010) View citations (1)
31. Earnings of Men and Women Working in the Private Sector: Enriched Data for Pensions and Tax-Benefit Modeling
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (1)
32. GINI DP 1: Distributional Consequences of Labor-Demand Adjustments to a Downturn. A Model-Based Approach with Application to Germany 2008-09
    GINI Discussion Papers, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies
33. Minimum-Income Benefits in OECD Countries: Policy Design, Effectiveness and Challenges
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (17)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (23)
34. No Claim, No Pain: Measuring the Non-Take-up of Social Assistance Using Register Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2009)
    See also Journal Article No claim, no pain. Measuring the non-take-up of social assistance using register data, The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer (2012) View citations (66) (2012)

2009

35. A Good Time for Making Work Pay? Taking Stock of In-Work Benefits and Related Measures across the OECD
    IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (74)
    Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2009) View citations (75)
36. An Evaluation of the Tax-Transfer Treatment of Married Couples in European Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
    Also in EPRU Working Paper Series, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2008) View citations (8)
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2009) View citations (25)
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2008)

2008

37. Simulating the impact of inflation on the progressivity of personal income tax in Brazil
    LATINMOD Working Papers Series, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de México
    See also Journal Article Simulating the impact of inflation on the progressivity of personal income tax in Brazil, Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil) (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2007

38. How Tight Are Safety-Nets in Nordic Countries? Evidence from Finnish Register Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2007) View citations (3)
39. Inequalities Within Couples: Market Incomes and the Role of Taxes and Benefits in Europe
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2007) View citations (1)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2007) View citations (1)
    ISER Working Paper Series, Institute for Social and Economic Research (2007) View citations (1)
40. Minimum Wages, Minimum Labour Costs and the Tax Treatment of Low-Wage Employment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (61)
    Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2007) View citations (61)

2006

41. An Age Perspective on Economic Well-Being and Social Protection in Nine OECD Countries
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (3)
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2006) View citations (3)
42. Can Parents Afford to Work? Childcare Costs, Tax-Benefit Policies and Work Incentives
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (24)
    Also in OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing (2005) View citations (24)
43. Household Incomes and Redistribution in the European Union: Quantifying the Equalising Properties of Taxes and Benefits
    Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (14)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (34)
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2005) View citations (28)
    See also Chapter Household Incomes and Redistribution in the European Union: Quantifying the Equalizing Properties of Taxes and Benefits, Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan (2006) View citations (15) (2006)
44. The Impact of Brazil's Tax-Benefit System on Inequality and Poverty
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (37)
    Also in Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research (2005) View citations (4)

2005

45. Static data ‘ageing’ techniques: accounting for population changes in tax-benefit microsimulation models
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (7)
46. Welfare Reform in European Countries: A Microsimulation Analysis
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (35)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (51)
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2004) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Welfare reform in European countries: a microsimulation analysis, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2007) View citations (281) (2007)

2004

47. Average and Marginal Effective Tax Rates Facing Workers in the EU: A Micro-Level Analysis of Levels, Distributions and Driving Factors
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (47)
48. Average and marginal effective tax rates facing workers in the EU: a micro-level analysis of levels, distributions and driving factors (revised version of EM2/02)
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (4)
49. Benefit Coverage Rates and Household Typologies: Scope and Limitations of Tax-Benefit Indicators
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (18)
50. Falling up the stairs: an exploration of the effects of ‘bracket creep’ on household incomes
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (12)
51. Indicators of Unemployment and Low-Wage Traps: Marginal Effective Tax Rates on Employment Incomes
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (34)
52. Indicators of unemployment and low-wage traps (Marginal effective tax rates on labour)
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
    Also in European Economy - Economic Papers 2008 - 2015, Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission (2003) View citations (8)

2003

53. Employment Transitions in 13 European Countries. Levels, Distributions and Determining Factors of Net Replacement Rates
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (15)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2003) View citations (18)
54. Imputation of Gross Amounts from Net Incomes in Household Surveys. An Application using EUROMOD
    Computational Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2001) View citations (40)
55. THE DISTRIBUTION OF AVERAGE AND MARGINAL EFFECTIVE TAX RATES IN EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2002) View citations (16)
56. THE IMPACT OF TAX-BENEFIT SYSTEMS ON LOWINCOME HOUSEHOLDS IN THE BENELUX COUNTRIES. A SIMULATION APPROACH USING SYNTHETIC DATASETS
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2001) View citations (13)
57. TOWARDS A MULTI-PURPOSE FRAMEWORK FOR TAX-BENEFIT MICROSIMULATION
    Computational Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2001) View citations (3)
58. The Impact of Inflation on Income Tax and Social Insurance Contributions in Europe
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2000) View citations (14)
59. Welfare Benefits and Work Incentives. An Analysis of the Distribution of Net Replacement Rates in Europe using EUROMOD, a Multi- Country Microsimulation Model
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (10)
    Also in EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (2002) View citations (8)

2002

60. Indicators for social inclusion in the European Union: how responsive are they to macro-level changes?
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (6)
61. What Difference does a Job Make? The Income Consequences of Joblessness in Europe
    Working Papers, National University of Ireland Galway, Department of Economics

2000

62. Child poverty and child benefits in the European Union
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (16)
63. Fiscal Drag - An Automatic Stabiliser?
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (12)
    See also Chapter Fiscal Drag – An Automatic Stabiliser?, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2006) (2006)

1999

64. An introduction to EUROMOD
    EUROMOD Working Papers, EUROMOD at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (57)
65. Budgeting for fairness? The distributional effects of three Labour Budgets
    Microsimulation Unit Research Notes, Microsimulation Unit at the Institute for Social and Economic Research View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2017

1. Mechanics of replacing benefit systems with a basic income: comparative results from a microsimulation approach
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2017, 15, (4), 325-344 View citations (22)
   Also in The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2017, 15, (4), 325-344 (2017) View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Mechanics of replacing benefit systems with a basic income: comparative results from a microsimulation approach, EUROMOD Working Papers (2018) (2018)

2015

2. TAX POLICY AND INCOME INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1979–2007
   Economic Inquiry, 2015, 53, (2), 1061-1085 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper Tax Policy and Income Inequality in the United States, 1979-2007, Post-Print (2015) View citations (23) (2015)

2012

3. Activation and employment support policies in OECD countries. An overview of current approaches
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1, (1), 1-20 View citations (30)
4. Distributional consequences of labor-demand shocks: the 2008–2009 recession in Germany
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2012, 19, (1), 118-138 View citations (20)
5. No claim, no pain. Measuring the non-take-up of social assistance using register data
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2012, 10, (3), 375-395 View citations (66)
   See also Working Paper No Claim, No Pain: Measuring the Non-Take-up of Social Assistance Using Register Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2011

6. Inequalities within Couples in Europe: Market Incomes and the Role of Taxes and Benefits
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2011, 37, (3), 344-366 View citations (2)
7. Optimal tax and transfer programs for couples with extensive labor supply responses
   Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (11), 1485-1500 View citations (55)

2010

8. Simulating the impact of inflation on the progressivity of personal income tax in Brazil
   Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, 2010, 64, (4) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Simulating the impact of inflation on the progressivity of personal income tax in Brazil, LATINMOD Working Papers Series (2008) (2008)

2009

9. Towards a multi-purpose framework for tax-benefit microsimulation: lessons from EUROMOD
   International Journal of Microsimulation, 2009, 2, (2), 43-54

2007

10. Welfare reform in European countries: a microsimulation analysis
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (516), 1-44 View citations (281)
    See also Working Paper Welfare Reform in European Countries: A Microsimulation Analysis, OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers (2005) View citations (3) (2005)

2006

11. The sensitivity of poverty rates to macro-level changes in the European Union
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2006, 30, (2), 181-199 View citations (44)

2005

12. FALLING UP THE STAIRS: THE EFFECTS OF “BRACKET CREEP” ON HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2005, 51, (1), 37-62 View citations (36)

Books

2014

1. The Inverting Pyramid: Pension Systems Facing Demographic Challenges in Europe and Central Asia
   World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group View citations (20)

Chapters

2007

1. Model 13: The OECD Tax-Benefit Model and Policy Database
   A chapter in Modelling Our Future: Population Ageing, Health and Aged Care, 2007, pp 503-506

2006

2. Fiscal Drag – An Automatic Stabiliser?
   A chapter in Micro-Simulation in Action, 2006, pp 141-163
   See also Working Paper Fiscal Drag - An Automatic Stabiliser?, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2000) View citations (12) (2000)
3. Household Incomes and Redistribution in the European Union: Quantifying the Equalizing Properties of Taxes and Benefits
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Household Incomes and Redistribution in the European Union: Quantifying the Equalising Properties of Taxes and Benefits, Institute for Advanced Studies (2006) View citations (14) (2006)