This paper presents the technical background for our computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis of different worldwide liberalization scenarios in agricultural markets. The main features of the examined agricultural protection policies are explained and descriptions of the applied economic...

Our paper deals with the welfare and employment effects of green tax reforms. In the first part we develop a flexible, interactive simulation model which is accessible under http://brw.zew.de. Users can specify their own green tax reforms or emission quotas and quantify welfare and employment...

Shoven und Whalley, die Wegbereiter der angewandten Gleichgewichtsanalyse, haben in ihrem bekannten JEL-Übersichtsartikel von 1984 das Los der Gleichgewichtsmodellierer als "jack of all trades" beklagt. Ziel unseres Beitrags ist es, angenehmere "Wege zum Gleichgewicht" aufzuzeigen. Unser...

Computable general equilibrium models play an important role in applied economic research. These models accommodate the micro-consistent systematic analysis of complex economic problems where analytical solutions are either not available or do not provide adequate information. However, the...