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Survey of Recent Literature on CGE Trade Models: With Special Reference to the Case of Egypt

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This paper provides a recent summary of the literature on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) trade models used to analyze the effects of trade policy changes. After a discussion of the advantages and limitations of CGE models, I address their typical structure and show how the model operates. Finally, I present a review of the impact of different trade liberalization scenarios in the case of a small open economy; Egypt.

Published in Journal of World Economic Research (Volume 2, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.jwer.20130201.12
Page(s) 9-19
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Keywords

CGE, trade models, Egypt

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