The eighth edition of
the South Asian Training Programme on CGE Modelling was held in Cox’s Bazar,
Bangladesh from 4-8 August 2015. The programme was organized by South Asia
Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE) and South Asian Network on
Economic Modeling (SANEM), Dhaka in collaboration with the Centre for WTO
Studies (CWS), New Delhi.
The training programme
familiarized participants with the use of Computational General Equilibrium
(CGE) modelling as a tool for policy analysis and research. The five day event
included sessions on the construction of Social Accounting Matrices (SAM), calculation
of SAM multipliers, and the use of GAMS software to run CGE models.
The training was
conducted by Dr Selim Raihan who is a Professor of Economics at University of
Dhaka. Dr Raihan is also the Executive Director of SANEM.
The training was
participated by 32 policymakers and young researchers from six South Asian
countries, namely Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. From
outside of South Asia, there was a participation of a researcher from Fiji.
