A CGE model describes a steady-state economy where supply is balanced with demand. It considers all existing economic variables and the impact of any changes, and in particular changes in policy reform. A CGE has become a standard tool for economic analysis. For this reason, ESSP in association with EDRI, put effort into achieving a training goal to build capacity in CGE modeling, coupled with disseminating knowledge on this increasingly used technology in government, non-government agencies and academia. People from these institutions comprised the target audience for this training and subsequent training survey, which followed more than 6 months after ESSP’s training.
The CGE training emphasized the practical element using Ethiopian data, and encouraged learning largely through projects and group assignments. The survey reports that nearly half of the participants incorporated these practical materials into other courses and delivered these to a further 186 students. For 60% of participants, this was their first CGE training.
Most of the participants applied their new skills on completion of the course, and their motivation to develop their modeling skills further increased significantly. However, the survey highlighted the importance of continuous practice in order to build and maintain confidence and competence at using CGEs. Future consideration is therefore required to provide other opportunities for learning consolidation at an individual and organizational level. Download Outcome Note 3.