The seventh edition of
the South Asian Training Programme on CGE Modelling was held in Kathmandu from 20-24
November 2014. The programme was organized by South Asia Watch on Trade,
Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), in collaboration with South Asian Network
on Economic Modeling (SANEM), Dhaka and 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. A short
session introducing the GTAP model was also conducted during the training. Additionally,
two alumni of the training programme that have made use of CGE models in their
research were invited to present their research work during the last working
session of the training programme. The presentation part was a testament of the
training being successful in imparting ample knowledge for the real time
application of CGE models by the participants. The training was participated by
31 young researchers and policymakers from South Asia.
