1. A Population Based Regional Dynamic Microsimulation of Germany: The MikroSim Model
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Münnich, Ralf, Schnell, Rainer, Brenzel, Hanna, Diekmann, Hannah, Dräger, Sebastian, Emmenegger, Janna, Höcker, Philip, Kopp, Johannes, Merkle, Hariolf, Neufang, Kristina, Obersneider, Monika, Reinhold, Julian, Schaller, Jannik, Schmaus, Simon, and Stein, Petra
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Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften ,Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ,model ,population ,Federal Republic of Germany ,Modell ,simulation ,microsimulation methods ,spatial microsimulation ,social simulation ,multivariate modelling ,multi-source modelling ,synthetic data generation ,microsimulation methods, spatial microsimulation, social simulation, multivariate modelling, multi-source modelling, synthetic data generation ,Bundesrepublik Deutschland ,data capture ,Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods ,Soziologie, Sozialwissenschaften ,ddc:300 ,Bevölkerung ,Datengewinnung ,Social sciences, sociology, anthropology ,Sozialforschung ,social research - Abstract
Microsimulation models are widely used to evaluate the potential effects of different policies on social indicators. Most microsimulation models in use operate on a national level, disregarding regional variations. We describe the construction of a national microsimulation model for Germany, accounting for local variations in each of the more than 10,000 communities in Germany. The database used and the mechanisms implementing the population dynamics are described. Finally, the further development of the database and microsimulation programs are outlined, which will contribute towards a research lab that will be made available to the wider scientific community., methods, data, analyses, Online First
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- 2021