Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling: Volume II, Technical Papers

By Panel to Evaluate Microsimulation Models for Social Welfare Programs National Research Council and National Research Council

This volume, second in the series, provides essential background material for policy analysts, researchers, statisticians, and others interested in the application of microsimulation techniques to develop estimates of the costs and population impacts of proposed changes in government policies ranging from welfare to retirement income to health care to taxes. The material spans data inputs to models, design and computer implementation of models, validation of model outputs, and model documentation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309045428
• ISBN13: 9780309045421
• Release Date: February 1991
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 368 Pages