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MOTYFF Modelling Typical Families in Flanders Kristel Bogaerts Natascha Van Mechelen Tine Hufkens 2th October 2013. Content. MOTYFF: Modelling Typical Families in Flanders 1 Goal and motivations MOTYFF 2 Tour and demonstration webtool. What is MOTYFF?. FLEMOSI.
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MOTYFF ModellingTypicalFamilies in Flanders Kristel Bogaerts Natascha Van Mechelen Tine Hufkens 2th October 2013
Content MOTYFF: ModellingTypicalFamilies in Flanders 1 Goal and motivations MOTYFF 2 Tour and demonstrationwebtool
What is MOTYFF? FLEMOSI • MOTYFF is part of a Flemishmicrosimulation project: FLEMOSI, 2010 – 2013 • InGRID: experiences of Motyff to developsimilar online-tools for otherEuropean countries Models Research MEFISTO Discussion papers MOTYFF
What is MOTYFF? • MOTYFF: webtool forcalculation of net disposablefamilyincomes • Basedoninformationenteredby user: familycomposition, socio-economic status, wages, benefits, child care, … • Changes in net disposableincome as a consequence of changes in the family (e.g.: head of the familybecomesunemployed) orpolicychanges
What is MOTYFF? • + retirement simulator (University of Liège) • MOTYFF is basedonEuromod • SomeFlemishpolicieswereadded to the model • Basedonpolicies of June 2012
What is MOTYFF? • Developed for policymakers and civil society • User isleadthrough the input screens • A lot of knowledge about social and fiscal legislationis not required • Next to webtool: stand aloneversionforacademics • Notdependentonsurvey data: effects of policychangescanbedetectedfaster + quickeranticipationonpolicies
Demonstration http://econflemosi1.econ.kuleuven.ac.be/motyffui/
Contact information natascha.vanmechelen@uantwerpen.be dieter.vandelannoote@uantwerpen.be tine.hufkens@uantwerpen.be gerlinde.verbist@uantwerpen.be Herman Deleeck Centre forSocialPolicy www.centreforsocialpolicy.be AboutFlemosi and acces to simulation models: www.flemosi.be