National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra (NATSEM)

NATSEM is a research centre associated with the University of Canberra that undertakes research and analysis specialising in the use of microdata and microsimulation modelling to address ongoing and emerging research agendas and client demand and contribute to and enhance social, economic and business decision making.

It aims to steer microsimulation modelling in Australia beyond its traditional tax and social security'focus to  new areas such as health, aged care, housing and regional issues, with the goal of extending sophisticated quantitative decision-support tools to policy makers in these areas.