New Developments in Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Trade Policy

by John Gilbert, Hamid Beladi, Kwan Choi

Overview

The aim of the proposed volume will be to present new developments in the methodology and practice of CGE techniques as they apply to recent issues in international trade policy. The volume will be of interest to academic researchers working in trade policy analysis and applied general equilibrium, advanced graduate students in international economics, applied researchers in multilateral organizations, and policymakers who need to work with and interpret the results of CGE analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857241412
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date:	10/05/2010
Series:	Frontiers of Economics and Globalization , #7
Pages:	460
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.50(d)

Table of Contents

List of Contributors. Introduction. Chapter 1 Estimation of Parameters of Constrained Optimization Models. Chapter 2 Trade Liberalization and the Extensive Margin of Trade in a CGE Model with Heterogeneous Firms. Chapter 3 Welfare Gains from Changing Partners in a Trade Bloc: The Case of MERCOSUR. Chapter 4 The Economy-Wide Effects of Further Trade Reforms in Tunisia's Services Sectors. Chapter 5 U.S. Imports of Low-Skilled Labor: Restrict or Liberalize?. Chapter 6 Modeling Biofuels Policies in General Equilibrium: Insights, Pitfalls, and Opportunities. Chapter 7 Bioeconomics and International Trade: The Case of the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Chapter 8 Exploring Poverty Impacts of ASEAN Trade Liberalization for Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam. Chapter 9 Regional Trade Reform under SAFTA and Income Distribution in South Asia. Chapter 10 Regional Trade Opportunities for Asian Agriculture. Chapter 11 Computational Analysis of the Menu of U.S.–Japan Trade Policies. Chapter 12 China's Growing Participation in Preferential Trade Agreements: Implications for China and Its Trading Partners. Chapter 13 Ex Ante. Frontiers of economics and globalization. New Developments in Computable General Equilibrium Analysis For Trade Policy. Copyright page. About the volume: New developments in computable general equilibrium analysis for trade policy. About the series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization.