Introduction to UKMOD Training 27-28 April 2020 (call closed)

-

Description:

The first 2 days of the UKMOD course are aimed at novice UKMOD users. The content covers:

  • the basics of tax-benefit microsimulation
  • the logic and structure behind UKMOD
  • working with UKMOD: the policy rules, FRS micro-data and the EUROMOD software
  • using the EUROMOD tools (Statistics Presenter) for distributional analysis
  • the EUROMOD tax-benefit modelling language
  • documentation.

The course combines lectures with hands-on exercises to test and improve the participants’ understanding of the model.