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Abstract
Social security systems in 22 European countries are evaluated with an indicator based on a micro-census-simulating model which combines statistical and rule-based approaches. The goal is estimating the national average of net-income replacement rates (NRR) for unemployed persons. Such an indicator reveals the total decline of European social security by 2004 contrary to institutional improvements. A resolution of European policy contradictions can be attained by the “basic income model” with “flexinsurance”.