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The SALTER model of the world economy

The SALTER model of the world economy

Linking CGE Country Models: An Example Using the OECD's WALRAS Model

Linking Regional Models in WALRAS

Implementation of the WALRAS Model of the Australian Economy

SALTER: A General Equilibrium Model of the World Economy

NERAM: A Nominal and Effective Rates of Assistance Model for the SALTER World Trade Models

Aggregated New Zealand Import Data by Source - Procedures Used and Data Generated

The Elasticity of Substitution Between Imports from Different Sources - Estimates for New Zealand

An Independent Assessment of the SALTER General Equilibrium Model of the World Economy

Suggested Revisions to the SALTER Model

The SALTER Model: Construction of the European Database

Estimation of Trade Margins - An Application of the UN Bilateral Trade Data

Two Small Extensions to SALTER

SINTIA A Guide to Collecting Tariff Rate Data for SALTER

Industry assistance data for SALTER

Early Stage Processing of International Trade and Input-Output Data for SALTER

Later Stage Processing of International Trade Data for SALTER

FIT: An Input-Output Data Update Facility for SALTER

Procedures for Later Stage Processing of Single-region Input-Output Data for SALTER

Matching Input-output Data to International Trade Data and Assembling a Salter Database

Creating Synthetic Single Region Input-Output Data for SALTER: Hong Kong and the Rest of the World

Incorporating International Capital Mobility into SALTER

A SALTER Database Aggregation Facility

A SALTER database summary

The SALTER Model of the World Economy: Model Structure, Database and Parameters

Introducing Imperfect Competition into the SALTER Model

SALTER: A General Equilibrium Model of the World Economy, vol. 1, Model Structure, Database and Parameters

SALTER: A General Equilibrium Model of the World Economy, vol. 2, Gains from Global trade Liberalisation: An Illustrative Application of SALTER

An Independent Assessment of the SALTER General Equilibrium Model of the World Economy

Salter Working Paper Number 8

An Independent Assessment of the SALTER General Equilibrium Model of the World Economy by Thomas Hertel is Working Paper number 8 in the development of The SALTER Model of the World Economy.

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I Overview and Purpose of the Review

II Overall Contribution of the Work

III   Review of Model Structure - Broad Issues
A   Model Coverage
B   Preferences
C   Technology
D   Behavioural Assumptions
E   Factor Mobility
F   Model Closure
G   Treatment of Policy Interventions

IV Data Base - General Comments

V Overall Assessment

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Appendix Notes on Introducing Product Differentiation by Firm and Monopolistic Competition into the SALTER Model

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An Independent Assessment of the SALTER General Equilibrium Model of the World Economy

Salter Working Paper Number 8

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