Priority 3: Upgrading of Technical and Substantive Skills

Session 2:
An introduction to Global Trade Analysis Project applications relevant to ESCAP analytical work in trade
by Ms. Mia Mikic, TID

Date: 7 December 2007
Time: 10.00 - 11.00 hrs
Venue: Seminar Room 2, UNESCAP Learning Centre


Summary of content:
GTAP is a standardized framework for conducting global trade analysis in an applied general equilibrium setting. Its use to analyze the Uruguay Round and Doha Round liberalization results has been widely popularized. GTAP can also be applied to policy questions in other areas, such as energy, pollution, climate change, migration of labour. This presentation will inform on the structure, assumptions and limitations of GTAP model with respect to trade-related policy questions.

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