Computational General Equilibrium

Please note that this page is under construction. An earlier version called A Quick Reference Guide to CGE Modeling is also available.

What Is a CGE Model?: There is no single definition but this page discusses a number of key characteristics generally shared by CGE models.
Model Design: How to design an appropriate model for a given task. Choosing the number and type of agents; modeling the behavior of households and firms.
Data and Parameterization: Estimating the values of behavioral parameters.
Solution Methods: Numerical methods and software for solving large general equilibrium models.
Testing: Verifying that a new model is working correctly.
Demonstration Models: Examples of small models used to illustrate particular interactions or principles.
Production Models: Links to information about some actual models used for policy analysis.
Conducting Simulations: Design of policy simulations and analysis of model results. Explaining results intuitively; avoiding circular explanations.
Confidence Intervals: Computing confidence intervals for CGE results.
Survey of Applications: A collection of references to papers using CGE models. Topics include: public finance; energy and environmental policy; international trade; regional analysis; economic history.
General References: Useful references on intertemporal optimization, numerical methods and differential equations.

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Peter J Wilcoxen, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University
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