Using EUROMOD: Summer School in ‘Cross country microsimulation’

The aim of the course is to provide academics, policy practitioners and other inter­ested users with an introduction to the concepts, structure and functioning of EURO­MOD.

The course will cover the basics of tax-benefit microsimulation, the logic and struc­ture behind EUROMOD, working with EUROMOD’s user interface, input data, EUROMOD ‘language’ and using existing documentation. The bulk of the course is dedicated to teaching EUROMOD functions which form the building blocks of the EUROMOD ‘language’. The course combines lectures with live demonstrations of the model. Participants also have the opportunity to carry out a number of hands-on exercises to test and refine their understanding of the model. The last half day of the course is devoted to presentations by participants and/or illustrating more advanced uses of the model.

At the end of the course, participants are expected to have a good understanding of how EURO­MOD works and to be capable of using EUROMOD for their own purposes.