PolicyEngine Macro
model 01 — tax-benefit microsimulation · pe-microsim · UK · US · hosted
Exact for a household. Estimated for a country.
The working paper behind the suite’s lead model: what it computes, why household arithmetic carries no uncertainty and population estimates do, and what the macro bridge can and cannot supply.
Exact rules, estimated aggregates: the PolicyEngine tax–benefit microsimulation in an open model suite
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Ahmadi, Vahid (2026). “Exact rules, estimated aggregates: the PolicyEngine tax–benefit microsimulation in an open model suite.” PolicyEngine Macro working paper. https://policyengine-macro.vercel.app/papers/pe-microsim
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title = {Exact rules, estimated aggregates: the PolicyEngine tax-benefit microsimulation in an open model suite},
author = {Ahmadi, Vahid},
year = {2026},
institution = {PolicyEngine},
url = {https://policyengine-macro.vercel.app/papers/pe-microsim},
note = {PolicyEngine Macro working paper}
}No DOI is assigned. For an exact version stamp, cite the git commit of the artifact you used from github.com/PolicyEngine/macro.