The 2018 UEH Summer School
"Inter-regional Computable General Equilibrium Modeling and Applications"
Date: August 1-3, 2018
Venue: Room A204,The University of Economics – HCMC, Vietnam
1. Format
The workshop involves 3 full-day (8.30 am – 4.30 pm) of lectures and practice on computer. Each day, there will be a one-hour lunch break and 2 tea-breaks during the sessions.
2. Schedule
(1) Wednesday August 1, 2018: Introduction to CGE modelling
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08:30 – 09:00 |
Course welcome and model installation |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Lecture: Introduction to key principles and features of CGE modeling |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Tea-break |
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10:15 – 12:00 |
Computer exercise: Introduction to modelling in GEMPACK |
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12:00 – 01:00 |
Lunch break |
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01:00 – 02:30 |
CRUNGEM: Introduction, model, data viewing, running simulations |
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02:30 – 02:45 |
Tea-break |
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02:45 – 04:30 |
Lecture: Production, investment and household demands |
(2) Thursday August 2, 2018: Regional CGE modelling
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08:30 – 10:00 |
Lecture: Government demands, export demands, market clearing conditions |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Tea-break |
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10:15 – 11:00 |
Lecture: Aggregates and closures |
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11:15 – 12:00 |
Lecture: Regional modelling with TERM |
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12:00 – 01:00 |
Lunch break |
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01:00 – 02:30 |
Computer exercise: Productivity improvement |
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02:30 – 02:45 |
Tea-break |
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02:45 – 04:30 |
Lecture: Result interpretation |
(3) Friday August 3, 2018: CGE applications: group projects
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08:30 – 10:00 |
Assign and begin group project simulations |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Tea-break |
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10:15 – 12:00 |
Group projects: simulation and result interpretation |
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12:00 – 01:00 |
Lunch break |
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01:00 – 02:30 |
Group project presentation |
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02:30 – 02:45 |
Tea-break |
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02:45 – 04:30 |
2018 STBI Brown Bag Series Special Session: Applications of CGE models in Vietnam and in the World |
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04:30 – 05:00 |
Award of certificate of completion |
3. Tuition
Academic participants from low-income and low-middle-income economies: US $100
Academic participants from the remaining parts of the world and non-academic participants: US $150
4. Registration and deadline
Applicants can follow this link (https://goo.gl/qQQErh) to download the registration form which includes a template for the concept note and instruction for tuition payment.
Deadline for registration is July 20, 2018.
5. Contact
Dr. Nguyen Luu Bao Doan: 2018summerschool@gmail.com