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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.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 368 ● ISBN 9780309593472 ● Publisher National Academies Press ● Published 1991 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7147739 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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