The COVID‐19 emergency has had a dramatic impact on market incomes and income‐
support policies. The lack of timely available data constrains the estimation of the scale and …

This chapter reviews the use of microsimulation in understanding income inequality. The
primary added value of microsimulation models is the capacity to simulate counterfactual …

The gender income gap is large and well documented in many countries. Recent research
shows that it is mainly driven by differences in working patterns between men and women …

Using microsimulation tools, we explore the social policy responses to the Great Recession
and the COVID-19 crisis, and their impact on preserving living standards in Ireland. During …

This paper analyses medium-term labour market trends from 1983 to 2018 in Italy relying on
the “Rilevazione dei contratti di lavoro” from INPS archive which provides information on …

We examine sources of income and wage inequality in three transition countries. Our results
reveal that much lower inequality of disposable income in Slovenia than in Croatia and …

This paper relies on a microsimulation framework to undertake an analysis of the
distributional implications of the COVID-19 crisis over three waves. Given the lack of real …

Since the post-war period, large differences in economic performance of Italian regions have
brought the public sector to play a predominant role in interregional redistribution and risk …

Abstract Even though Ireland and Poland differ in their GNI levels per capita, economic
history and economic systems, their levels of income inequality calculated on disposable …

During recent crisis, wage subsidies played a major role in sheltering firms and households
from economic shocks. During COVID-19, most workers were affected and many liberal …