Social reform microsimulation Austria

BACKGROUND

What is SORESI?
SORESI is a web application for Austria, based on the microsimulation model EUROMOD. A web-based tool for policymakers and the broader public was developed in order 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.

What would you do if you became the minister of finance or social affairs?

• Would you implement a flat-tax model?
• Would you increase family benefits?
• Would you change employer’s social insurance contributions?

SORESI offers the opportunity to play around with such ideas and to see their effects on the national poverty rate, income inequality indicators and different income groups. For an example please view the Policy Brief “Social Reform Microsimulation (SORESI)”.

In 2025, SORESI is updated to 2025 policy rules (incl. adaptation for bracket creep, indexation of benefits, etc.) using the latest (uprated) input data (SILC 2023 with incomes for 2022).