Venue: Hotel Strudlhof, Pasteurgasse 1, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
Thursday 3 April 2008
| 9.00 | Registration of Participants |
| 9.45 | Welcome by Bernd Marin, Executive Director of the European Centre, Vienna |
| 10.00 | Euromod: Past, Present and Future Holly Sutherland, Institute for Economic and Social Research (ISER), University of Essex |
| 10.30 |
Keynote Address: An Enlarged Role for Tax Benefit Models Sir Anthony Atkinson, Nuffield College, Oxford |
| 11.30 | Break |
| 12.00 | Contributed Papers Chairperson: Asghar Zaidi, OECD The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Income Distribution in the enlarged EU Alari Paulus, ISER, University of Essex Co-authors: Francesco Figari, Péter Hegedüs, Nataša Kump, Orsolya Lelkes, Horacio Levy, Christine Lietz, Silja Lüpsik, Daniela Mantovani, Leszek Morawski, Holly Sutherland, Péter Szivos, Andres Vörk Flat tax reform in Eastern Europe: comparative analysis of alternative scenarios in Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia, using Euromod Mitja Cok, University of Ljubljana Co-authors: Péter Hegedüs, Nataša Kump, Orsolya Lelkes, Silja Lüpsik, Daniela Mantovani, Alari Paulus, Péter Szivos, Andres Vörk |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.30 |
Contributed Papers Chairperson: Manos Matsaganis, AUEB, Athens Alternative Tax-Benefit Strategies to support Children in Poland Leszek Morawski, Warsaw University Co-authors: Horacio Levy (ISER, University of Essex), Michał Myck (DIW, Berlin) Distributional Impacts of Family and Children Benefits' Reform in Lithuania: a Microsimulation Approach Lina Salanauskaite, Maastricht University Co-author: Gerlinde Verbist, Antwerpen University The Effects of the Tax Reforms of 2001 and 2002 in Luxembourg: Analysis through the EUROMOD Framework and Comparison of Results stemming from Survey and Registered Input Data Philippe Liégeois, CEPS/INSTEAD Luxembourg Co-authors: Frédéric Berger, Nizamul Islam, Raymond Wagener |
| 16.00 | Break |
| 16.30 | Contributed Papers Chairperson: Panos Tsakloglou, AUEB, Athens Lithuanian Tax-Benefit Policies: What can EU-SILC and HBS Data tell us Viginta Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė, Vilnius University Co-author: Lina Salanauskaitė, Maastricht Graduate School of Governance How to Achieve the Final Net Income by Components in the Spanish SILC Survey Maria Milagros Paniagua San Martin, Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE) Co-author: Jose Maria Mendez Martin |
| 17.30 | Roundtable: Use of Microdata for Tax-Benefit Microsimulation Chairperson: Eric Marlier, CEPS/INSTEAD Francesco Figari, ISER, University of Essex Peter Szivos, TARKI, Budapest Teresa Munzi, LIS Anne Clemenceau, Eurostat |
| 19.00 | End of Day 1 |
| 20.00 | Conference Dinner |
Friday 4 April 2008
| 9.00 |
Contributed Papers Chairperson: Deborah Schofield, University of Sydney Would a Legal Minimum Wage Prevent Poverty? A Microsimulation Study for Germany Viktor Steiner, DIW and Free University Berlin Co-author: Kai-Uwe Müller Effects of Flat Tax Reform in Europe on Equity and Efficiency Andreas Peichl, University of Cologne Co-author: Alari Paulus, ISER, U of Essex Distributional Effects of a Basic Income Reform – Results From a Linked Micro-Macro Model for Germany Julia Horstschraer, ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research, Mannheim Co-authors: Markus Clauss, Reinhold Schnabel |
| 10.30 | Break |
| 11.00 | Contributed Papers Chairperson: Michael Förster, OECD Joint Taxation of Spouses, and its Impact on Incentives to Work. Case of the Czech Republic Daniel Münich, Cerge-ei, Prague Co-authors: Štepán Jurajda and Jozef Zubrický High Tax-Free Income vs. In-work Tax Credits: The Effects on Employment Alexandros Polycarpou, Economics Research Centre, University of Cyprus Co-author: Panos Pashardes The Effect of Minimum Income Guarantee to the Labour Supply in Pre-Retirement Age in Austria Edlira Narazani, University of Turin Co-authors: Isilda Shima, European Centre, Vienna |
| 12.30 | Demonstration of EUROMOD |
| 13.00 | Lunch |
| 14.30 | Short Contributions: Future Perspectives Chairperson: Istvan Toth, Director, TARKI Comparative Analysis of Poverty in Turkey Burcu Yakut-Cakar, Social Policy Forum, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey Micro Simulating Taxes and Benefits in Latvia: First Steps Alf Vanags, Director, BICEPS The Use of Tax-Benefit Microsimulation Technique in Malta's Government Sector Kevin Vella, Ministry of Finance Impact of Changes in Personal Income Taxes on Disposable Household Income: Simulation of 2008 Bulgarian Flat Tax Reform Using EUROMOD Venelin Boshnakov, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 15.30 | Break |
| 16.00 |
Roundtable: Enhancing the Use of Tax-Benefit Microsimulation in Policy-Making Chairperson: Orsolya Lelkes, European Centre, Vienna Terry Ward, Applica, Brussels Isabelle Engstedt-Maquet, European Commission Herwig Immervoll, OECD Silja Lüpsik, Ministry of Environment, Estonia Bengt Eklind, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Sweden Agota Scharle, Ministry of Finance, Hungary |
| 18.00 | End of Meeting |