crfb-tob-impacts

Social Security taxation reform analysis with PolicyEngine.

Quick Start

# Setup environment with uv and Python 3.13
uv venv --python 3.13
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -e .

# Generate policy impact data (takes 15-30 minutes)
python scripts/generate_policy_impacts.py

# Build Jupyter Book documentation
cd jupyterbook && jupyter-book build .

# Run React dashboard
cd policy-impact-dashboard && npm install && npm start

Project Structure

• src/ - Core Python modules (reforms, calculations)
• jupyterbook/ - Jupyter Book documentation
• policy-impact-dashboard/ - React visualization dashboard
• data/ - Generated CSV data files
• tests/ - Test suite

Data Generation

The project uses PolicyEngine to simulate fiscal and household impacts:

• scripts/generate_policy_impacts.py - Data generation using PolicyEngine simulations
• Output saved to data/ and dashboard public/ directories
• PolicyEngine-US Version: 1.398.0