LIAM 2 is a tool to develop (different kinds of) microsimulation models.

The goal of the project is to let modellers concentrate on what is strictly specific to their model without having to worry about the technical details. This is achieved by providing a generic microsimulation toolbox which is not tied to a particular model. By making it available for free, our hope is to greatly reduce the development costs (in terms of both time and money) of microsimulation models. The toolbox is made as generic as possible so that it can be used to develop almost any microsimulation model as long as it use cross-sectional ageing, ie all individuals are simulated at the same time for one period, then for the next period, etc.

LIAM 2 is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3. This means you can freely use, copy, modify and redistribute this software provided you follow a few conditions. See the COPYING.txt file for details.

You can get notified of new versions and other LIAM2-related announcements by subscribing to the LIAM2-announce mailing list on Google Groups (http://groups.google.com/group/liam2-announce).

You can download later releases on our website at: http://liam2.plan.be

The software is being developed at the Federal Planning Bureau (Belgium), with funding and testing by CEPS/INSTEAD (Luxembourg) and IGSS (Luxembourg), and funding from the European Community. It is the spiritual successor of LIAM 1, developed by Cathal O'Donoghue. See the CREDITS file for details.

Please don't hesitate to contact us at liam2 (at) plan (dot) be if you have any question or suggestion.