Hanoi, October 29th 2018
Regional Capacity Building Program:
Analyzing Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Production
using the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Model
November 2018, Vietnam
PROGRAM
OPENING CEREMONY Date Venue: |
November 6th Foreign Trade University, 91, Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi |
8:00 - 8:15 |
Registration |
8:15 - 9:00 |
Opening session and Networking |
PHASE 1: TRAINING
Date: November 6th – November 13th 2018
Schedule: Morning session: 9:00 – 12:00; Afternoon session: 13:30 – 16:30
DAY 1
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INTRODUCTION TO CGE MODELLING; DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE-COUNTRY STATIC JOHANSEN CGE MODEL IN GEMPACK November 6th Foreign Trade University, 91, Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi |
Lecture 1 |
Revision of key principles and features of CGE modelling |
• Partial vs. General equilibrium modelling |
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Lecture 2 |
The GEMPACK software |
• Review key features and component programs in GEMPACK |
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Exercise 1 |
Modelling with GEMPACK |
• Linearization of a non-linear system of equations |
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Lecture 3 |
Overview of the Vietnam Policy Advisory Group (VIPAG) model |
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DAY 2 Date: Venue: |
MOVING FROM A SIMPLE CGE MODEL TO VIPAG IN STATIC MODE November 7th Foreign Trade University, 91, Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi |
Exercise 2 |
A long-run comparative static simulation with VIPAG |
• Overview of the whole process of running a policy simulation with the VIPAG model from within the RunDynam Windows interface |
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Exercise 3 |
A short-run comparative static simulation with VIPAG |
• How to set up a short-run comparative static closure and specify shocks |
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DAY 3 AND 4 Date: Venue: |
MOVING FROM STATIC TO DYNAMIC VIPAG MODEL November 8th and 9th Foreign Trade University, 91, Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi |
Lecture 4 |
Dynamic equations |
• Dynamics via a sequence of solutions |
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Exercise 4 |
Baseline forecast |
• Setting up ingredients of a dynamic simulation in RunDynam. |
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Lecture 5 |
Forecasting and policy analysis |
• Approaches to CGE forecasting |
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Exercise 5 |
Tariff cut simulation |
• Setting up a policy simulation |
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DAY 5 Date: Venue: |
GROUP EXCERSISE AND PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS November 10th Foreign Trade University, 91, Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi |
Lecture 6 |
How to set up a simulation: closure and shocks |
• Revision of standard closures |
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Exercise 6 |
Group projects |
• Group projects – Presentations |
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DAY 6, 7, 8 Date: Venue: |
FIELD TRIP and SEMINAR November 11th, 12th, 13th Can Tho province – Mekong River Delta of Vietnam |
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DAY 9 Date Venue: |
WRAP-UP MEETING IN HANOI November 14th Foreign Trade University, 91, Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi |
PHASE 2: COACHING
Date: November 27th 2018– January 22nd 2019
Venue: Foreign Trade University, 91, Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi
Nov. 27th 2018 |
1st coaching session |
Dec. 11th 2018 |
2nd coaching session |
Dec. 25th 2018 |
3rd coaching session |
Jan 8th 2019 |
4th coaching session |
Jan 22nd 2019 |
5th coaching session |
PHASE 3: FINAL WORKSHOP
Date: April 25th 2019
Venue: Foreign Trade University, 91, Chua Lang, Dong Da, Hanoi
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