A Population Based Regional Dynamic Microsimulation of Germany: The MikroSim Model

Ralf Münnich, Rainer Schnell, Hanna Brenzel, Hanna Dieckmann, Sebastian Dräger, Jana Emmenegger, Philip Höcker, Johannes Kopp, Hariolf Merkle, Kristina Neufang, Monika Obersneider, Julian Reinhold, Jannik Schaller, Simon Schmaus, Petra Stein

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.

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microsimulation methods, spatial microsimulation, social simulation, multivariate modelling, multi-source modelling, synthetic data generation

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12758/mda.2021.03

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