Identifying policy impacts in the crisis: Microsimulation evidence on tax and welfare

Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-14

  Keane, Claire ^a   Callan, Tim ^a   Savage, Michael ^a   Walsh, John R ^a   Timoney, Kevin ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Income distribution; Microsimulation; Tax and benefit systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900452909     PISSN: 00814776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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