Résumé :
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The aim of this book is to make more widely available a body of recent research activity that has become known as applied general equilibrium analysis. the central idea underlying this work is to convert the walrasian general equilibrium structure from an abstract representation of an economy into realistic models of actual economies. numerical, empirically based general equilibrium models can then be used to evaluate concrete policy options by specifying production and demand parameters and incorporating data reflective of real economies. the authors describe all aspects of developing applied general equilibrium models, including developing and appropriate equilibrium structure, calibrating the model, compiling counterfactual equilibria, and interpreting results. the first two parts of the book develop the techniques required to apply general equilibrium theory to policy evaluations. the final part presents a number of applications made by the authors in thier previous research work in public finance, international trade, development, regional economics, and energy economics.
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