"JRC EUROMOD Newsletter" Newsletter Issues

New EUROMOD public release on 26 January! (29/11/2021)

New versions of the model, data and software will be released on 26th January 2022. Save the date!

New EUROMOD visual identity (29/11/2021)

As can be seen from the heading of this Newsletter, EUROMOD recently acquired a new visual identity. Its design attempts to combine pieces of the previous logo with a modern aesthetic, giving a sense of continuity with the past and a fresh eye to the future. It will be gradually integrated into EUROMOD’s documentation and website, according to the respective rules of the European Commission. It will also be added to the new version of the software that will accompany the model’s forthcoming public release. We hope you like it as much as we do!

New research section on the EUROMOD website (29/11/2021)

A brand new area devoted to research has just been added to the EUROMOD website, including two sections: Publications and Projects. In Publications you can find journal articles, working papers and reports that used EUROMOD in recent years. The Projects section aims to gather research and policy-related projects that use and/or develop EUROMOD. Projects and publications that refer to specific countries will be automatically linked in the Overview>Country by country section. We aim to keep these sections updated, but it's not always possible for us to find the relevant information. If there is a publication or project you don't find, please send us the details to JRC-EUROMOD@ec.europa.eu.

EUROMOD Annual Meeting 2021 (29/11/2021)

The EUROMOD Annual Meeting took place on 4-5 October 2021. It emerged that the process of annual update goes according to plans, with EUROMOD beta releases made publicly available in May and September and the public release expected for January 2022.

EUROMOD Research Workshop 2021 (29/11/2021)

The EUROMOD Research Workshop took place on 6 October, with six presentations focused on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Recent publications using EUROMOD (17/11/2021)

A list of recent publications using EUROMOD, with direct links to all of them

Training courses 2021 (29/11/2021)

During 2021, JRC organised two EUROMOD general trainings in April and October 2021. Both trainings took place online and were delivered through the EU Academy platform.

Uses of EUROMOD by the European Commission (29/11/2021)

In 2021 EUROMOD continued being an important instrument for the analysis of tax-benefit policies in the EU. Results from the model have served as key evidence for various legislative proposals and other policy work by the European Commission.

Hugo del Valle-Inclán Cruces (18/10/2021)

Hugo has recently joined the EUROMOD team. He obtained his PhD from the University of Vigo in 2021, and has done research stays and visits at Johns Hopkins University and the Luxembourg Income Study. Before joining the JRC Hugo worked as slackline instructor, taught at a high school in Berlin, performed financial accounting at the City Council of Vilagarcía de Arousa, and was a researcher and teacher at the University of Vigo. His interests include distributive justice, inequality, poverty, data analysis, and coding.

Viginta Ivaškaitė-Tamošiūnė (18/10/2021)

Viginta recently left the EUROMOD team, after six years of work at the JRC. She was part of the original team that became the Fiscal Policy Analysis unit back in 2016, and together with other colleagues she pioneered the use of EUROMOD for the assessment of tax-benefit reforms in the context of the European Semester. She was also the EUROMOD developer for Lithuania and contributed to the creation of this newsletter. The EUROMOD team wishes her the best in her next adventures!

Alberto Mazzon (18/10/2021)

Alberto has recently joined the EUROMOD team. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Siena. He also holds a MSc in Economics from the University of Siena and a BA in Economics and Management from the University of Padova. Before joining the JRC in 2021, Alberto worked as Consultant in the business analytics sector and as Data Scientist in a start-up company active in the PropTech sector. His research interests include microeconometrics, policy evaluation and labour economics.

Technical session on the EUROMOD Hypothetical Household Tool (HHoT) (03/11/2021)

We are glad to announce an online technical session on the EUROMOD Hypothetical Household Tool (HHoT) that will take place on Wednesday November 3rd 10:00-11:00 (CET). Feel free to join, just follow the instructions that you can find by clicking on “more” below.

Changes in the team (16/08/2021)

Marta Jędrych has recently joined the Fiscal Policy Analysis team at JRC-Seville as an Administrative Assistant. Her task is to take care over the formal procedures related to the EUROMOD project as well as to provide administrative support to the whole EUROMOD team, National Teams and external data users. Before joining the JRC-Seville in June 2021 she was working mostly as manager of EU-funded projects in entities from various sectors: local public administration, a non-governmental organization and a university. Marta holds a master degree in sociology from the Catholic University of Lublin.

New EUROMOD release in September! (16/08/2021)

A new beta version of the EUROMOD model (I3.86+), together with new data and software, will be released on 6th September. It will include 2021 policy systems for 26 EU Member States and updated datasets based on 2019 SILC for all the Member States, as well as bug fixes and model improvements.

New EUROMOD software (v3.4.3) released (07/06/2021)

A new release of the EUROMOD software, version 3.4.3, is available now in the EUROMOD website. Among other changes, it includes the In-Depth Analysis plugin, a new EUROMOD functionality that allows users to analyse with great flexibility the outcome of policy reforms. Check the link to get more information and to download it.

New beta version of the EUROMOD model (I3.40+) released (02/06/2021)

A new beta version of the EUROMOD model (I3.40+) has been released. In line with EUROMOD being open source, this beta release is now freely downloadable from the EUROMOD website, along with the latest public release (I3.0+). Click on the link to download it and check the attached document for details on what's new.

New features of the EUROMOD-JRC Interface (01/06/2021)

Three features have been recently added to the EUROMOD-JRC Interface:

(1) estimation of medium-term impact of simulated policy reforms, using a VAR model developed by Wouter van der Wielen;

(2) all the output is now provided in a single simplified Excel workbook;

(3) the EUROMOD-JRC Interface is now mobile-friendly!

Very soon one more feature will be added: the possibility of running policy reforms on hypothetical households.

Training on the In-depth Analysis plugin (02/06/2021)

A training on how to use the new In-depth Analysis plugin will be held online on 9 June from 10:00 to 11:00 (CET). Connection details can be found in the link below. No registration needed, just join us!

EUROMOD autumn training (02/06/2021)

JRC will run an online general EUROMOD training on 19-21 October 2021. Among other topics, it will include sessions on microsimulation models and their applications, input data, model and software, along with explanations and exercises on the main EUROMOD functions and tools. More information in the link below.

Changes in the team (02/06/2021)

Daniela Hupteva and Tine Hufkens recently left the EUROMOD team at the JRC. Daniela, in her role of administrative assistant, was responsible for numerous administrative aspects of the EUROMOD management. Tine acted as a developer for Belgium and Germany, as well as France and Cyprus in previous years. The contributions of Daniela and Tine were crucial for the successful transfer of EUROMOD.

The EUROMOD team at the JRC wish them the best in their next adventures!

Vacancy in the team! (02/06/2021)

We are searching for a candidate that will contribute to the maintenance, update and documentation of EUROMOD, as well as provide modelling support for the analysis of tax and social benefit reforms in the EU. The successful candidate should ideally have a PhD (doctoral diploma) or a minimum of 5 years professional experience after university studies of at least 3 years (attested by a diploma). More info on the link below and in the attached file.

Deadline: 21 June 2021

Technical issues (04/06/2021)

Due to technical reasons beyond our control, the delivery of this newsletter had to be postponed until today. This is the reason for the short notice in announcing the In-Depth Analysis training. We hope that those interested can join anyway.

EUROMOD at the European Commission (19/04/2021)

2021 represents an important step for the EUROMOD model. Following a 3-year transition, the responsibility for developing and maintaining EUROMOD has moved from the University of Essex to the European Commission. The model will now be developed by the JRC and EUROSTAT, in partnership with the network of EUROMOD National Teams, and with financial support from our partner DGs including DG EMPL, DG ECFIN, DG TAXUD and DG REFORM.

EUROMOD model and software (19/04/2021)

In December 2020, JRC and the University of Essex released an updated EUROMOD model I3.0+, which includes several updates. In addition, a new EUROMOD plugin called In-depth Analysis has been developed in the context of the technical assistance provided by the JRC to the Council of Economic Advisors of the Greek Ministry of Finance.

Towards a more open EUROMOD (19/04/2021)

The JRC is working to enlarge the EUROMOD community and collaboration among its members. For this, two main actions have taken place: Licensing EUROMOD as open source and making the EUROMOD-JRC web Interface publicly available.

Training (20/04/2021)

Starting in 2021, JRC will periodically run trainings on EUROMOD. The first course, already fully booked, will take place on 20-22 April.

Next annual meeting & research workshop (04/10/2021)

The next EUROMOD annual meeting and research workshop will take place from 4 to 6 October 2021. Please save the date in your calendar!

Introducing the JRC EUROMOD Team (19/04/2021)

Meet the EUROMOD team at the Joint Research Centre!

Who’s who – Salvador Barrios (19/04/2021)

In this edition of the JRC-EUROMOD Newsletter, Salvador Barrios, Acting Head of the Fiscal Policy Analysis Unit of the Joint Research Centre (Seville), describes his work.

Who’s who – the German national team (19/04/2021)

The national team from Germany working on EUROMOD is composed of Dorine Boumans, Mathias Dolls and Andreas Peichl. Let's find out about them!

COVID-19 related policies in EUROMOD (19/04/2021)

2020 was an unusual year. The global pandemic not only threatened our health but also changed the way we live and work. In response to COVID-19, EU countries have implemented special measures aimed at cushioning the income loss of the employed and self-employed, on top of the existing wage compensation schemes and other automatic stabilisers. These developments had to be reflected in the EUROMOD microsimulation model.

Recent publications using EUROMOD (19/04/2021)

Housing taxation database (19/04/2021)

Interested about the tax treatment of home ownership? Check out the updated Housing taxation database for a comparable time series on the main features of home ownership taxation and user cost of housing investment in the EU and the UK.

Master Class for Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) applicants at Polytechnic University of Milan (19/04/2021)

The Polytechnic University of Milan is inviting candidates for a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship to apply for a Master Class, to take place online on 28-29 June 2021. The Master Class aims to help participants maximise their chance of success.