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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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... HITSM is a static model of government tax and transfer programs, including AI7DC, SSI, food stamps, energy assistance, unemployment insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, housing assistance, school lunch programs, federal income taxes, state income taxes, sales taxes, and social security payroll taxes. The model is proprietary and was developed by Lewin/ICF, Inc., in the mid-1980s; see Lewin/ICF, Inc.
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