In 27 articles, top CGE scholars synthesize and analyze scholarship about this widely used tool of policy analysis, 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.

Volume 1

Section 1. Overview--1 chapter

Section 2. Single-Country CGE Projects--10 chapters

Volume 2

Section 3. Global CGE Projects--5 chapters

Section 4. CGE Data, Parameter Estimation, Validation and Computation--4 chapters

Section 5. Advancing CGE Methodology--7 chapters