Microsimulation Models in the EU and the Czech Case.
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Proceedings of the 18th International Conference: Current Trends in Public Sector Research |
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| Field | Management and administrative |
| Keywords | Microsimulation model; European Union; Czech Republic |
| Description | Microsimulation model (hereafter, MSM) is tool increasingly used not only within the scientific community, but also by public administration institutions. MSMs are tools that can answer such questions as: What impact will option A and option B have on a reform’s monitored entities (e.g. public finance)? What impact will the implementation of certain measures have on specific groups (e.g. high-risk groups such as pensioners, families with children, low-income households, etc.)? What is the degree of redistribution in the system? MSMs have the ability to assess both ex ante and ex post impacts. In this study, we briefly describe this tool, and discuss the advantages and limits of using them for evaluations. In doing so, we focus on various MSMs used in the European Union. Using a multi-level search, we identified 169 models used in the EU, and ascertained that Germany and the United Kingdom are the countries which most frequently use them (20 and 15 MSMs, respectively). A more elaborate specification of MSMs will be made for the Czech Republic. |
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