Description:
The course will provide an introduction to UKMOD, the free tax-benefit microsimulation model for the UK and its constituent nations.
The course will take place online on Zoom over 2 days (from 10am to 5pm UK time) on 12-13 May 2025.
This course will help you understand:
- how to access and download the UKMOD models, software and data
- the basics of tax-benefit microsimulation
- the logic and structure behind UKMOD
- how to work with UKMOD: the policy rules, the input micro-data and the EUROMOD software
- how to use the EUROMOD tools (Statistics Presenter) for distributional analysis
- the EUROMOD tax-benefit modelling language
- how to access documentation and additional help sources
The program of the course can be downloaded from here.
Registration is free of charge.
The course is organised jointly with the Alliance for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis CIC, which contributes to the maintenance, update and development of UKMOD.