"JRC EUROMOD Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

EUROMOD training Autumn 2024 (16-18 October) (04/07/2024)

We are glad to inform that the registration for the EUROMOD Autumn training that will take place in Seville is now open! Click on "more" below to apply and for detailed information.

New EUROMOD 2024Q2 release (28/05/2024)

A new version of EUROMOD was released in April, including new model and data. Click on "more" for detailed information.

Who’s who – Vitalija Gabnytė-Baranauskė (30/05/2024)

Vitalija is using EUROMOD at the Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour.

Recent publications using EUROMOD (29/05/2024)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, including direct links.

EUROMOD Spring training round-up (28/05/2024)

A three-day EUROMOD training course took place on 15-17 May at JRC-Seville. The course was taught by JRC colleagues Paola De Agostini, Ilda Dreoni, Chrysa Leventi, Andrea Papini and Fidel Picos.

Workshop on welfare and policies in LAC (29/05/2024)

Salvador Barrios participated to the first workshop organised by the Network on Welfare and Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean (WAPLAC) in San José, Costa Rica, 9-10 May 2024. This two-day conference aimed to take stock of recent research on fiscal and welfare policies, inequality, wellbeing, labour market dynamics, support for democracy, and other social outcomes in LAC.

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on European households (30/05/2024)

A topical joint research by JRC and Bank of England colleagues was recently published in the JRC Working Paper Series. Click on "more" to find out about it.

EUROMOD Annual Meeting and Research Workshop 2024 (28/05/2024)

The next EUROMOD Annual Meeting and Research Workshop will take place from 25 to 27 September 2024 in Marseille. Click on "more" to find out about those two important events.

EUROMOD online session on using EUROMOD from Python (30/05/2024)

The Python Connector to EUROMOD is a newly-created tool that allows users to interact with EUROMOD directly from Python. To provide support and guidance on its use, a technical session will be held on Wednesday 19th of June, 15:00-16:00 CEST. Click on "more" for detailed information.

New EUROMOD release in April (25/03/2024)

New versions of the model and data will be released on 22 April 2024. Save the date!

Online attendance to the EUROMOD Spring training (26/03/2024)

The EUROMOD Spring training will take place on 15-17 May 2024 in Seville. The event will be fully streamed online, with a live chat.

No prior registration is needed for online attendance. All relevant links and information can be found here.

EUROMOD enriched with HBS microdata (25/03/2024)

EUROMOD will be soon extended to cover consumption taxes. The first beta version is planned to be disseminated in September 2024. Click on "more" for more information.

EUROMOD for teaching (26/03/2024)

e-pública, a Spanish electronic journal specialised in the teaching of public economics, has recently published a special issue on teaching with EUROMOD.

The issue includes three articles on specific experiences (in Spanish) and an introductory article (in English). They can be accessed here.

EUROMOD training at the European Central Bank (25/03/2024)

Last January Andrea Papini, Fidel Picos and Mattia Ricci provided a 2-days EUROMOD training at the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarter in Frankfurt, to the analysts of the European System of Central Bank (ESCB) microsimulation network. Click on "more" for detailed information.

Who’s who – Eirini Andriopoulou (25/03/2024)

Eirini is a new member of the EUROMOD Scientific Advisory Board.

Let's get to meet her!

Recent publications using EUROMOD (25/03/2024)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, including direct links.

New members of the EUROMOD Scientific Advisory Board (25/01/2024)

Two new members have recently been appointed to the EUROMOD Scientific Advisory Board. Click on "more" for detailed information.

EUROMOD's presence in the 9th World Congress of the International Microsimulation Association (25/01/2024)

The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) hosted the 9th World Congress of the International Microsimulation Association (IMA) at the University of Vienna from 8 to 10 January 2024. Click on "more" to find out about EUROMOD's lively presence in it.

New EUROMOD public release 2024Q1 (29/01/2024)

We are glad to inform that a new public version of EUROMOD has just been released! This version includes a new beta version of the Stata connector, i.e. a set of pre-programmed Stata commands that allows users to interact with EUROMOD directly from Stata. Click on "more" below for detailed information and access to the new model and software.

EUROMOD training Spring 2024 (15-17 May) (29/01/2024)

We are glad to inform that the registration for the EUROMOD Spring training that will take place in Seville is already open! Click on "more" below to apply and for detailed information.

Luis Manso (25/01/2024)

Luis works as an economist at the Fiscal Policy Analysis team of JRC-Seville and contributes to the development and maintenance of EUROMOD. Before joining the JRC in 2023, he worked as a research coordinator leading the Social Protection unit at CoLABOR. There, he led a number of projects with stakeholders from various sectors of economic activity. Further, he was a primary developer and co-author of the Portuguese dynamic microsimulation model – DYNAPOR. Luis holds a PhD in Development from the Lisbon School of Economics and Management of the University of Lisbon. His primary research interests lie in the field of microsimulation modelling for policy analysis.

Recent publications using EUROMOD (29/01/2024)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, including direct links.

Who’s who – Marta Jędrych (08/11/2023)

Marta takes care of the formal procedures related to EUROMOD and provides administrative support to the whole EUROMOD community. Let's get to meet her!

EUROMOD online session on Stata Connector (13/11/2023)

Interested to access EUROMOD using Stata? JRC will give a one-hour online session on the ‘Stata Connector to EUROMOD’ on Tuesday 5 December, 12:00-13:00 CET. Click on "more" for more information.

Recent publications using EUROMOD (14/11/2023)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, including direct links.

EUROMOD Autumn training round-up (08/11/2023)

A three-day EUROMOD training course took place on 18-20 October at JRC-Seville. The course was taught by JRC colleagues Ilda Dreoni, Chrysa Leventi, Andrea Papini, Fidel Picos and Hannes Serruys.

Inflation, fiscal policy and inequality (14/11/2023)

A topical joint research by the JRC and Eurosystem central banks colleagues was recently published in the ECB Occasional Paper Series. Click on "more" to find out about it.

Use of EUROMOD in the Report on Public Finances in EMU (08/11/2023)

The Report on Public Finances in EMU 2022, one of the flagship publications of DG ECFIN, was published on 25 October. EUROMOD was used to illustrate the short-term budgetary impact of the inflation shock seen in 2022 across EU countries, in a situation in which this shock translates into wage increases.

Recent publications using EUROMOD (12/09/2023)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, including direct links.

New EUROMOD beta release (I5.99+) (06/09/2023)

A new beta version of EUROMOD has just been released! It includes updated versions of the model and the software, both available in the Download EUROMOD section. Click on "more" to find out what's new about them.

Job openings at the JRC (06/09/2023)

JRC-Seville has recently published two job openings: one for an Economic Analyst in the field of microsimulation modelling and one for an Economic Analyst in the field of labour market modelling. Click on "more" to find out about them.

Family benefits now added to EUROMOD Online (06/09/2023)

A new “Family benefits” section has been added to EUROMOD Online, to allow for the simulation of parametrical reforms of family-related benefits in Austria, Greece, Italy and Spain. The rest of the countries will be gradually added in the forthcoming months.

Please do not hesitate to send us your comments and suggestions, especially regarding this new feature.

EUROMOD Research Workshop 2023: join us online! (06/09/2023)

The EUROMOD Research Workshop will take place in Seville on 20-21 September 2023. The workshop will have an online participation option.

No need to register, just join us online! Click on "more" below to check out the programme of the event and the way to connect.

Online attendance to the EUROMOD Autumn training (06/09/2023)

The EUROMOD Autumn training will take place on 18-20 October 2023 in Seville. The event will be fully streamed online, with a live chat.

No prior registration is needed for online attendance. All relevant links and information can be found here.

Call for tenders: technical support for the development and update of EUROMOD - 13 lots (02/08/2023)

The JRC has launched a call for tenders using an open procedure for the provision of technical support for the development and update of EUROMOD for 13 country-specific modules: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Spain and Sweden.

If you are interested in participating in the call for tenders, please find the contract notice and all relevant documents on TED following the link here.

EUROMOD training Autumn 2023 (18-20 October) (04/07/2023)

We are glad to inform that the registration for the EUROMOD Autumn training that will take place in Seville is already open! Click on "more" below to apply and for detailed information.

Recent publications using EUROMOD (06/07/2023)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, including direct links.

New EUROMOD release in September (11/07/2023)

New versions of the model, data and software will be released on 4 September 2023. Save the date!

Kateryna Bornukova (04/07/2023)

Kateryna is working as economic analyst at the Fiscal Policy Analysis team of JRC-Seville. She works on the development and maintenance of EUROMOD and contributes to the impact assessment of tax-benefit policies. Before joining JRC in 2023, she worked as a visiting professor at the University Carlos III of Madrid, and as a researcher at BEROC research center. She worked on impact analysis of fiscal policies on inequality and multidimensional poverty in Eastern European and Central Asia countries. She has collaborated with the World Bank and UNICEF as a consultant.

Kateryna has extensive experience in academic teaching at BA and MA levels as well as capacity building of researchers and practitioners. She holds a PhD in Economics from University Carlos III of Madrid (2016), an MA in Economics from Kyiv School of Economics (2004) and a BA in Management from the Odesa National University (2002). Her research interests lie in the fields of social policy analysis and evaluation, with emphasis on impact on inequality and child development.

Who’s who – the Greek National Team (04/07/2023)

Manos Matsaganis and Maria Flevotomou are the members of the Greek EUROMOD national team. Let's get to meet them!

EUROMOD statistics, reports and videos of technical sessions (04/07/2023)

Plenty of new material has been recently published on our website. Click on "more" to find out about it!

The Social Policy Lab of the Polytechnic University of Milan is looking for a research assistant (04/07/2023)

Click below to read the details.

New EUROMOD beta release (I5.42+) (12/05/2023)

A new beta version of EUROMOD has just been released! It includes new model and new software, both available in the Download EUROMOD section. JRC will give an online session on the new features included in the software release. Please check the events below for more information.

The SOUTHMOD project releases the first-ever bundle of microsimulation models for the Global South (12/05/2023)

The SOUTHMOD bundle compiles models for 12 developing countries from three continents into a single platform, drawing inspiration from EUROMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for the EU.

Call for tenders for the technical support for EUROMOD for 13 countries (12/05/2023)

This year the framework contracts with thirteen EUROMOD National Teams will expire and we will soon launch the call for tenders to contract National Teams for the next four years for the following countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Spain and Sweden. Click on "more" to access the prior information notice.

EUROMOD Spring training round-up (12/05/2023)

A EUROMOD training course was recently held at JRC-Seville, over 19-21 April 2023. The 26 participants who attended the course originated from a variety of institutions including universities, European institutions, ministries and research centres, and involved academics, policy practitioners and other interested users.

EUROMOD Annual Meeting and Research Workshop 2023 (12/05/2023)

The next EUROMOD Annual Meeting and Research Workshop will take place from 20 to 22 September 2023 in Seville. Click on "more" to find out about those two important events.

EUROMOD online session on new software features (12/05/2023)

JRC will give an online session on the new features included in the latest EUROMOD software release (v3.6.2) on Monday 22 May. Click on "more" for more information.

Ilda Dreoni (12/05/2023)

Ilda is an applied development and environmental economist working as economic analyst at the Fiscal Policy Analysis team of JRC. She works on the development and maintenance of EUROMOD and its Indirect Tax Tool extension and contributes to the impact assessment of tax-benefit policies. Let's find out more about her!

Who’s who – the Portuguese National Team (12/05/2023)

The Portuguese EUROMOD national team is comprised of Carlos Farinha Rodrigues, Joana Vicente, David Leite Neves and Amílcar Moreira. Let's get to meet them!

Recent publications using EUROMOD (10/05/2023)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, including direct links.

Recent publications using EUROMOD (09/03/2023)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, including direct links.

Who’s who – the Slovakian National Team (09/03/2023)

The Slovakian EUROMOD national team is comprised of Martin Mikloš and Dušan Paur. Let's find out more about them!

EUROMOD job openings at the JRC (08/03/2023)

JRC-Seville has recently published two new positions for Economic Analysts in the field of microsimulation modelling. Click on "more" to learn more about them!

Online attendance to the EUROMOD Spring training (08/03/2023)

The EUROMOD Spring training will take place on 19-21 April 2023 in Seville. The event will be fully streamed online, with a live chat.

No prior registration is needed for online attendance. All relevant links and information can be found here.

Who’s who – the Irish National Team (09/03/2023)

The national team from Ireland working on EUROMOD is composed of Karina Doorley, Luke Duggan and Michael Doolan. Let's get to meet them!

2nd Banca d’Italia Workshop on Microsimulation Modelling (08/03/2023)

The 2nd Banca d’Italia Workshop on Microsimulation Modelling will take place in Rome on 16 June 2023. It will bring together researchers, experts and practitioners working on both applied and methodological issues in the microsimulation field.

EUROMOD Working Paper series (08/03/2023)

We are happy to announce that the EUROMOD Working Paper series is back in action! Click on "more" below to find out about it and submit your papers.

Conference on 'Celebrating tax-benefit modeling: 50 years with LOTTE' (08/03/2023)

To mark the 50th anniversary of the LOTTE-Skatt tax-benefit model, Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Ministry of Finance are organising a conference in Oslo on 15-16 June 2023.

FRIBIS Summer School 2023 (08/03/2023)

The Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS) is organising the FRIBIS Summer School 2023 on 'Microsimulation and Social Welfare Maximization'. The event will take place in Freiburg on 18-20 July 2023.