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Making work pay in Croatia: An ex-ante evaluation of two in-work benefits using miCROmod

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  • Slavko Bezeredi

    (Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Marko Ledić

    (Faculty of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Ivica Rubil

    (The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Ivica Urban

    (Institute of Public Finance, Zagreb, Croatia)

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  • Slavko Bezeredi & Marko Ledić & Ivica Rubil & Ivica Urban, 2019. "Making work pay in Croatia: An ex-ante evaluation of two in-work benefits using miCROmod," International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association, vol. 12(3), pages 28-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:ijm:journl:v:12:y:2019:i:3:p:28-61
    DOI: 10.34196/ijm.00206
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