Global Trade Analysis
Subtitle: Modeling and Applications
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 28, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 423
ISBN-13: 9780521561341
Subjects: International Trade; International economic relations; Global Trade Analysis Project; Business / Economics / Finance; Science/Mathematics; Mathematical models; Economics - General; Exports & Imports; International - Economics; Business & Economics / Economic History
First sentence: The Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) was established in 1992, with the objective of lowering the cost of entry for those seeking to conduct quantitative analyses of international economics issues in an economy wide framework.
Description: This book, drawn from the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP), aims to help readers conduct quantitative analysis of international trade issues in an economy-wide framework. In addition to providing a succinct introduction to the GTAP modeling framework and data base, this book contains seven of the most refined GTAP applications undertaken to date, covering topics ranging from trade policy, to the global implications of environmental policies, factor accumulation, and technological change.

The authors of the applications are representative of the broader group of GTAP users. Some are academics, while others are professional economists in national and international agencies. All of their studies can be independently replicated by the reader through accessing software and files via the Internet. Readers can also explore the sensitivity of results to varying assumptions and use the applications to launch independent research projects.