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Deterministic Microsimulation

Deterministic Microsimulation applies a fixed set of policy rules or behavioral equations to each individual or household record in a microdata file, computing exact outcomes without any random sampling. It is the standard engine behind tax-benefit calculators and demographic projection models used by governments worldwide.

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Deterministic Microsimulation — Rule-based individual-level simulation without random draws
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / simulation
  • Orcutt, G. H. (1957). A new type of socio-economic system. Review of Economics and Statistics, 39(2), 116–123. · DOI 10.2307/1928528
  • Bourguignon, F., & Spadaro, A. (2006). Microsimulation as a tool for evaluating redistribution policies. Journal of Economic Inequality, 4(1), 77–106. · DOI 10.1007/s10888-005-9012-6
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Same method familyDiscrete-Event Simulationmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketMarkov Modelmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.See alsoMONTE-CARLO-SIMULATIONmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketStochastic Microsimulationmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familySystem Dynamicsmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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