Under the framework of DANIDA - CIEM project o­n Research Capacity Enhancement. Central Institute for Economic Management hosted a seminar “An Introduction to Computable Equilibrium Modeling: Data and Theory” o­n July 13 – 14, 2006.

Participants of the seminar included young researchers of CIEM, and representatives from some colleague institutes, such as: Institute for Development Policies, Institute for World Economics and Politics, National Center for Information and Economic Forecasts, etc.

At the seminar, two foreign experienced experts o­n Modeling, H.E professor Finn Tarp and assistant professor HenningTarp Jensen of Economics School, Copenhagen University, presented basis knowledge o­n the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM), the standard CGE 1-2-3 Model, and analyses of CGE applications o­n marketing costs and agricultural technology, trade liberalization and spatial inequality, and other related modeling issues.

Expectedly, participants of the seminar will be further improved their knowledge with a training course in December 2006. Currently, the participants are encouraged to work in groups, studying the Game Theory, as a preparation for the coming training course.

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