Microsimulation Models in the EU and the Czech Case.

GODAROVÁ, Jana and Iveta ŠTARHOVÁ. Microsimulation Models in the EU and the Czech Case. In Dagmar Špalková, Lenka Matějová. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference: Current Trends in Public Sector Research. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, p. 35-43. ISBN 978-80-210-6611-3.

Basic information

• Original name: Microsimulation Models in the EU and the Czech Case.
• Name in Czech: Mikrosimulační modely v EU a České republice
• Authors: GODAROVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Iveta ŠTARHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: 1. vyd. Brno, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference: Current Trends in Public Sector Research, p. 35-43, 9 pp. 2014.
• Publisher: Masarykova univerzita

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 50600 5.6 Political science
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: printed version "print"
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14560/14:00081945
• Organization unit: Faculty of Economics and Administration
• ISBN: 978-80-210-6611-3
• UT WoS: 000355578900004
• Keywords (in Czech): Mikrosimulační model; Evropská unie; Česká republika
• Keywords in English: Microsimulation model; European Union; Czech Republic
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

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.

Links

• MUNI/A/0786/2012, interní kód MU: Name: Hodnocení kvality veřejných politik v kontextu restriktivních omezení veřejných financí (Acronym: KvaVePol 2)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A