PolicyEngine / PolicyEngine/policyengine-sim-api
Update the UK lsr functionality
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Since Oct 7, 2025.
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Description
Problem:
The UK behavioral response toggle in the PolicyEngine app was not working because the API wasn't calling apply_dynamics() when behavioral response parameters were present in reforms. This meant that labor supply adjustments were being ignored, and users weren't seeing the intended behavioral effects of policy changes.
Solution:
Added automatic detection of behavioral response parameters (gov.simulation.labor_supply_responses.income_elasticity and substitution_elasticity) in the API. When these parameters are present in a UK household calculation request, the API now automatically calls simulation.apply_dynamics(year) to enable behavioral adjustments before calculating results.
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