Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling

Though CGE modeling does not play a prominent role in top US graduate schools, it is employed universally in development of economic policy. This title presents a history of modeling applications and examines competing points of view. It contains coherent summaries of CGE theories that inform major model types.

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Top scholars synthesize and analyze scholarship on this widely used tool of policy analysis in 27 articles, setting forth its accomplishments, difficulties, and means of implementation. Though CGE modeling does not play a prominent role in top U.S. graduate schools, it is employed universally in the development of economic policy. This collection is particularly important because it presents a history of modeling applications and examines competing points of view.