Microsimulation as a Tool for Evaluating Redistribution Policies

Amadéo Spadaro and François Bourguignon
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Amadéo Spadaro: PJSE - Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École nationale des ponts et chaussées - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UIB - Universitat de les Illes Balears = Universidad de las Islas Baleares = University of the Balearic Islands

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Abstract: During the last 20 years, microsimulation models have been increasingly applied in qualitative and quantitative analysis of public policies. This paper discusses microsimulation techniques and their theoretical background as a tool for the analysis of public policies. It next analyses basic principles for using microsimulation models and interpreting their results, with emphasis on tax incidence, redistribution and poverty analysis. It then discusses social welfare analysis permitted by microsimulation techniques and points to the limits of present approaches and some directions for future developments.

Date: 2006-04
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Published in Journal of Economic Inequality, 2006, 4 (1), pp.77-106. ⟨10.1007/s10888-005-9012-6⟩

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DOI: 10.1007/s10888-005-9012-6

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