ESSP/IFPRI delivered a one-week training course on CGE (Computable General Equilibrium) modeling in collaboration with Addis Ababa University (AAU) at the end of October, 2015. A total of 45 Master Level students participated.
The impact of Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) training
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 […]
Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan: A CGE Analysis of Alternative Financing Options
ESSP II Research Note 10 "Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan: A CGE Analysis of Alternative Financing Options" by Ermias Engida, Seneshaw Tamru, Eyasu Tsehaye, Dario Debowicz, Paul Dorosh, and Sherman Robinson. Summary of ESSP II Working Paper 30. The Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) has set higher growth and investment targets than those of any […]
Implications of Accelerated Agricultural Growth in Ethiopia
ESSP II Research Note 2 "Implications of Accelerated Agricultural Growth in Ethiopia" by Paul Dorosh and James Thurlow. Summary of ESSP II Discussion Paper 2. This paper provides details of the analysis done for Ethiopia’s background study for its implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The analysis provides an assessment of agricultural […]
Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Alternative Financing Options
ESSP II Working Paper 30 "Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Alternative Financing Options" by Ermias Engida, Seneshaw Tamru, Eyasu Tsehaye, Dario Debowicz, Paul Dorosh, and Sherman Robinson. Abstract: Under the Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP), implemented from 2005/06 to 2009/10, Ethiopia achieved rapid economic […]