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UISIM
User's Manual
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3
I. MODEL OPERATION ............................................................................................................................ 4
A. INSTALLING UISIM ............................................................................................................................... 4
B. STARTING THE MODEL............................................................................................................................ 5
C. SAVING THE MODEL............................................................................................................................... 5
D. MOVING AROUND THE MODEL .............................................................................................................. 5
E. RUNNING THE MODEL ........................................................................................................................... 13
F. MANAGING CASES ................................................................................................................................ 14
G. CUSTOMIZING THE MODEL ................................................................................................................... 15
II. DATA REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................................... 18
A. ECONOMIC DATA ................................................................................................................................. 19
B. MODEL SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................ 28
C. SOURCES OF DATA ............................................................................................................................... 31
III. DATA ENTRY ..................................................................................................................................... 32
A. MOVING BETWEEN SECTIONS OF DATA ................................................................................................ 32
B. ENTERING AND MODIFYING INPUT VARIABLES ..................................................................................... 33
C. ENTERING BENEFIT AND CONTRIBUTION RULES.................................................................................... 35
D. TIPS ON ENTERING DATA ...................................................................................................................... 38
IV. SIMULATION METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................... 40
A. DESCRIPTION OF MODULES .................................................................................................................. 41
B. CALCULATION OF THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED UNDER THE STOCK AND FLOW METHODS ............ 43
ANNEX 1: OUTPUT TABLES ................................................................................................................. 44
A. SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................ 44
B. MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS ........................................................................................................... 45
C. POPULATION PROJECTIONS ................................................................................................................... 45
D. LABOR MARKET ................................................................................................................................... 45
E. RECIPIENTS AND BENEFITS ................................................................................................................... 46
F. CONTRIBUTORS AND CONTRIBUTIONS .................................................................................................. 47
G. FINANCIAL FLOWS ............................................................................................................................... 48
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