Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP)

Understanding the Slowdown in Foreign Investment in China

February 2014

Elena Ianchovichina, Thomas Hertel, and Terrie Walmsley

No one thought China's high growth rates would persist forever, or that multinational firms would always keep pouring into the Chinese market, eager to establish operations regardless of local conditions. Economic convergence ensures that there will be a cooling off as wages rise and expected rates of return to investments fall. The difficult question has never been whether China will lose its luster, but when this would happen and how the adjustment will occur.

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17th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis "New Challenges in Food Policy, Trade and Economic Vulnerability" Dakar, Senegal     June 18-20, 2014
King Fahd Palace Hotel	Notable Dates/Deadlines (EST) Abstract Review Jan 17-Feb 16 Acceptance Notifications February 28 Invitation Letter Requests Apr 15 Registration Apr 30 Payment May 7
The Center for Global Trade Analysis is pleased to partner with AGRODEP, facilitated by IFPRI, to offer this event. The goal of the conference is to promote the exchange of ideas among economists conducting quantitative analysis of global economic issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on applied general equilibrium methods, data, and application. Related theoretical and applied work is also welcome. A number of scholarships will be available for presenters currently residing in Africa.

22nd Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis "Introduction to Applied General Equilibrium Analysis in a Multi-Region Framework" West Lafayette, Indiana, USA     August 2-8, 2014
Purdue University	Notable Dates/Deadlines (EST) Application March 20 (Extended) Acceptance Notifications April Online Course May 19 - July 20
The Center of Global Trade Analysis is pleased to offer a limited number of competitive fellowships. The course consists of a mix of daily lectures, lab assignments and informal discussions designed to introduce participants to the basic features of the GTAP Model and data base allowing participants to leave with the capability of designing, conducting and analyzing their own simulations. The objectives of the course are: To introduce participants to a standardized framework for conducting global policy analysis in an applied general equilibrium setting To provide participants with ample hands-on training with software that has been tailored to global economic analysis To give participants the opportunity to interact with economists working on global trade and resource use issues

GTAP 8 Data Base
The centerpiece of the Global Trade Analysis Project is the GTAP Data Base, a fully documented, publicly available global data base, which contains bilateral trade information, transport and protection linkages. The current release, GTAP 8, boasts dual reference years of 2004 and 2007 as well as 129 regions and 57 sectors.



GTAP 8 Satellite Data and Utilities
The GTAP Satellite Data and Utilities below have been developed for sale with the GTAP 8 Data Base and allow users to more easily use and adapt the full suite of GTAP Models for analysis of global trade and environmental issues.

Current Composition

• GDyn Data Base
• GMig2 Data Base
• GTAP-E Data Base
• Land Use and Land Cover Data Base

GTAP Africa 2 Data Base
The GTAP Africa 2 Data Base includes data for 42 regions (32 African regions plus 10 other aggregated regions) and the 57 sectors of the GTAP 8.1 Data Base. New and updated African I-O tables have been contributed with the help of African economists who were awarded scholarships to contribute this data and pursue research on African economic issues.

New I-O tables Benin Burkina Faso Guinea Togo Rwanda

Updated I-O tables Nigeria Malawi Mozambique Tanzania Zambia

The Social Hotspot Database (SHDB) project was launched to make comprehensive and detailed information on supply chain human rights and working conditions available to everyone. A key aspect has been to ensure that users have full transparent access to information about working conditions and impacts and global supply chains, and also about the hundreds of sources used as well as the methods used to characterize risks within the SHDB.

A few examples of Social Hotspot Database applications are:

• Prioritize site-specific data collection and audits
• Produce product category and commodity sustainability assessment
• Inform Socially Responsible purchasing processes (e.g., questions to be asked when sourcing)
• Advise investment opportunities
• Provide perspective and context to site-specific assessment results and sustainability reporting
• Develop sponsored programs designed to improve the social conditions of production