PolicyEngine / PolicyEngine/policyengine-api

API results do not match manual run

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Description

https://policyengine.org/us/policy?focus=policyOutput.codeReproducibility&reform=72622&region=ny&timePeriod=2025&baseline=2&household=49717

PAvel and David report that the outputs produced by the API here do not match the outputs produced by the code in the example.

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Research direction

Start with the linked policy page and reproduce the reported API result, then compare it with the outputs from the code example referenced in the issue. Trace the request and computation paths needed to identify why the results differ; the issue is complete when the API and manual example produce matching outputs for this case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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