GTAP Events: Short Courses in Global Trade Analysis
Course OverviewThe GTAP Short Course is an intensive training course in the economics of global policy analysis. The course is delivered in three phases. Phase one is entirely delivered online and has two aims. The first is to give students practical experience using the software environment for solving GTAP models. The second is to review economic components of the model in a partial setting (e.g. production behavior or market equilibrium but no international trade). Phase one is completed immediately prior to the intensive, onsite portion of the course. Onsite training covers two phases and is taught over a five-day period. The first half of the onsite period (phase two) builds directly from prior training and is comprised of lectures, labs, and discussion on the construction of and analysis with a global economy model with bilateral trade and relevant policy instruments. Finally, students are given the opportunity to prepare their own global economy investigation in phase three. During this phase, course members working in small groups with a GTAP researcher will replicate prior work done with the GTAP model and data base and then develop their own question as an extension of that published study. It is in this third, capstone phase of the course where students gain the experience in scenario design, model tools, and analysis techniques that will prepare them to become contributors to global analysis in the GTAP network of researchers.
Course Objectives and Expectations
The successful participant will demonstrate fluency with the GTAP Model code and data base by designing an economic policy experiment and communicating analysis to the course cohort and teaching team. The learning objectives fostered by the distribution of course activities reflect the ultimate goal and include:
- introducing participants to the standardized framework (GTAP Model, v7) for conducting global policy analysis in an applied general equilibrium setting
- providing participants with hands-on training with software that has been tailored to instruction and collaboration in economic analysis with minimal software manipulation overhead
- delivering participants an opportunity to interact with economists working on global trade and resource use issues, and provide an efficient entry point to the international network of AGE modelers and policy analysts using GTAP data and models
What GTAP Short Course "Graduates" Are Saying...
"Excellent learning environment, teaching and material."
"Good balance between theory and practical lessons!"
"I thoroughly enjoyed the course and learned an incredible amount of material in such a short period of time. I look forward to being involved in the GTAP community in the future and using these modelling techniques in my work! Thank you!"
"I really loved the hands-on part of the course; it was a valuable experience and certainly provided a deeper understanding of the difficult and sophisticated linkages of the model."
"The course is very comprehensive and offered an opportunity to be introduced to all aspects of CGE modelling (theory, data, GEMPACK and other)."
Upcoming Course(s)
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28th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
July 26-30, 2021 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Past Courses
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27th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 3-8, 2019 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
26th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
July 28 - August 2, 2018 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
25th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
July 15-20, 2017 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
24th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 6-12, 2016 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
23rd Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
July 11-17, 2015 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
22nd Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 2-8, 2014 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
21st Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 19-25, 2013 | Istanbul, Turkey -
20th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 19-25, 2012 | Arlington, Virginia, United States -
19th Annual Short Course in Global Economic Analysis
August 6-12, 2011 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
2011 African Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
April 10-16, 2011 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -
18th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 7-13, 2010 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
17th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 8-14, 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand -
16th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 2-8, 2008 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
15th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 4-10, 2007 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
14th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
July 29-August 4, 2006 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
2006 South Asia Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
February 18-24, 2006 | Mumbai, India -
13th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
June 18-24, 2005 | Heraklion, Crete, Greece -
12th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 7-13, 2004 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
2004 Latin American Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
May 2-8, 2004 | Buenos Aires, Argentina -
11th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 2-8, 2003 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
10th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 4-10, 2002 | Sheffield, United Kingdom -
9th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
July 29 - August 4, 2001 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
8th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 5-11, 2000 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
7th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 1-7, 1999 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
6th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
July 26-August 1, 1998 | The Hague, The Netherlands -
1998 African Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
January 25-31, 1998 | Johannesburg, South Africa -
5th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
August 3-9, 1997 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States -
4th Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
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1995 European Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
1995 -
3rd Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
1995 -
2nd Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
1994 -
1st Annual Short Course in Global Trade Analysis
1993