Computable General Equilibrium models

In the early nineties Colombia carried out a trade liberalization program within an economic openness program (Apertura), which resulted in considerable lower tariffs and the elimination of non-tariff barriers. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO) the rates were lowered significantly…

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether developed countries export taxes to developing countries, contributing to the deterioration of their terms of trade and welfare. Developing countries have become increasingly integrated into world commerce. Since the beginning of the 1990”s most…

This paper provides an empirical analysis of Colombian integration with East Asia using a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model, in which we assess the effects of several trade liberalization scenarios on trade flows and welfare.The results show that there is an important potential for the…

This paper presents the construction of a tailor-made Macro Computable General Equilibrium Model for the Colombian economy that satisfies Banco de la República's macroeconomic programming and forecasting interests. Using information on the national accounts divulged by the National Statistics…