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Improving Information for Social Policy Decisions -- The Uses of Microsimulation Modeling Volume II, Technical Papers (1991) / Chapter Skim
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... Also, when the birth rate increased, so did the divorce rate. This type of sensitivity analysis can be extremely informative as to both the degree of interaction and the hypotheses mentioned above, but, in addition, the "black box" quality of microsimulation models is reduced through this method of shaking the box to see what is inside.
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  • labor force
  • sensitivity analysis
  • food stamp
  • microsimulation models
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  • food stamps
  • force participation
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  • income tax
  • earnings history
  • simulation model


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