TERM-H2O is a dynamic, multi-regional computable general equilibrium model of the Australian economy with agricultural detail adapted to include regional water accounts. It focuses on the effects of inter-regional water trading. Factors of production are mobile between sectors in farm...

The present study uses a dynamic multiregional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to estimate the micro- and macroeconomic effects of a hypothetical disease or pest outbreak. Our example is a Karnal bunt incursion in wheat in Western Australia. The extent of the incursion, the impact of...

The present paper estimates the distributions of aggregate returns from different types of research and promotion investments by the Australian grape and wine industry among grapegrowers, winemakers, domestic and foreign consumers, and the tax office. The results show that most of the gains from...

The paper outlines the theory and database preparation of SinoTERM, a "bottom-up" computable general equilibrium model of the Chinese economy. The methodology by which we construct the multi-regional model allows us to present the economy of China in an unprecedented amount of detail. SinoTERM...

To make CGE models realistic, inequality constraints (e.g., import quotas) or non-differentiable functions (e.g., income tax schedules) are sometimes needed. Both situations may be described using complementarity conditions, which state that either an equation is true or its complementary...

This is a guide to the variable dimension version of MMRF-GREEN, a dynamic multi-regional, fiscal model of the economy of Australia. We first detail the multi-regional core of the model. Then we introduce dynamics to the model. A section on the fiscal extension of the model follows. A subsequent...

To make CGE models realistic, we sometimes need to include inequality constraints (eg, import quotas) or non-differentiable functions (eg, income tax schedules). Both situations may be described using complementarity conditions, which state that either an equation is true or its complementary...

The share of global wine supplied by New World producers has increased dramatically since the late 1980s. Australia and Chile have emerged as major exporters of wine. USA has also increased production sharply though its sales have grown mainly in the domestic rather than export markets. This...

RunMONASH, a software program, written by Ken Pearson, is used to solve the CGE model, MONASH. RunMONASH produces a base case forecast for a set of years in sequence. In response to some additional policy shocks, RunMONASH calculates a policy deviation from this base case, again for the same...

During the latter part of 2002 large areas of Australia have been affected by severe drought. In this paper, we examine the prospects for the Australian economy between 2001-02 and 2004-05, with particular emphasis on the implications of the drought for regions. Forecasts that take into account...