SORESI
SORESI (Sozialreform-Mikrosimulation) is a web application based on the tax-benefit microsimulation model EUROMOD for Austria. The online tool enables policy makers and the broader public to simulate policy reforms and to analyse their social impact, namely the effects on the national poverty rate, income inequality indicators and different income groups.
History:
The new web interface including different output levels (equivalised household incomes, individual incomes and a tool for model households) was released in 2014. The model is updated on a yearly basis (2021: policy rules 2021) and relies on the latest available input data (see below).
Current team members:
Michael Fuchs, Felix Wohlgemuth, Leonard Geyer (European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research)
Former team members:
Katrin Gasior, Katarina Hollan, Tamara Premrov
Status:
Maintained
Content accessibility:
- Freely available online
Notes: The model is openly available via the project page below.
Data accessibility:
- Available upon request
Notes: The input data is available upon request from the EUROMOD team at ISER
Input data sources:
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Standard EUROMOD input data based on Austrian National EU-SILC provided by Statistic Austria
Model outputs:
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Social Reform Microsimulation (SORESI). A web-based citizens’ tool to model the social impact of taxes and benefits in Austria, European Centre Policy Brief April 2014, Vienna.
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imulation of an application of the Hartz-IV reform in Austria, in: Public Sector Economics Vol. 41/2017, No. 4, 480-500.
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Distributive and fiscal impact of monetary family benefits in Austria: Family tax credit “Familienbonus Plus” vs. basic security for children, European Centre Policy Brief 2019/3.
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Falling through the social safety net? Analysing non-take-up of minimum income benefit and monetary social assistance in Austria, Soc Policy Admin. 2020; 54: 827-843.
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Simulation of an application of the Hartz-IV reform in Austria, in: Public Sector Economics Vol. 41/2017, No. 4, 480-500
Model documentation:
Project page