Modelling the Impact of Trade Liberalisation: A Critigue of Computable General Equilibrium Models (Oxfam Research Reports) - Softcover

Taylor, Lance

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0855985852 ISBN 13: 9780855985851

Publisher: Oxfam Professional, 2006

Synopsis

This hard-hitting research report presents a rigorous critique of the most widely used trade models based on computable general equilibrium (or CGE) models. The report appeals for honest simulation strategies showing a variety of possible outcomes, which would enable policy-makers to assess the different scenarios for themselves.

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About the Author

Lance Taylor is the Arnhold Professor of International Cooperation and Development and Director of the Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School University. He has been a professor in the economics departments of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as being a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, the Universidade da Brasilia, Delhi University, and the Stockholm School of Economics. He moved to the New School in 1993.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxfam Professional
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0855985852
• ISBN 13: 9780855985851
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 63