Modelling the Dynamic Effects of Transfer Policy: The LINDA Policy Analysis Tool

Justin van de Ven and Paolo Lucchino ()

Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series from Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne

Abstract: This paper describes a structural dynamic microsimulation model that generates individual-specific data over a range of demographic and economic characteristics at annual intervals over the life-course. The model is specifically designed to analyse the distributional implications of policy alternatives in terms of their bearing on income and consumption measured over alternative time periods, from one year up to the entire life-course. This focus on economic characteristics measured over appreciable periods of life motivates endogenous simulation of savings and labour supply decisions, taking explicit account of uncertainty regarding the evolving decision environment. Reflecting the demands of policy makers, and in contrast to the majority of the associated literature, the model described here is designed to project from data observed for a population cross-section.

Keywords: Dynamic programming; savings; labor supply (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C51 C61 C63 H31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40pp
Date: 2013-06
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