An introduction to STINMOD: a static microsimulation model

This paper is the first in a series of papers which document and discuss aspects of the development of STINMOD, NATSEM's first static microsimulation model. The reasons underlying the approach taken with STINMOD's design and development are examined. Issues that arose in the development process are described, as are the solutions adopted. The major components of STINMOD are summarised and the
features that distinguish it from other static microsimulation models are also discussed. While much has been achieved already, there is ample scope for future enhancement and the paper concludes with a discussion of the likely direction of the future development of STINMOD.