Spatial Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) using GAMS

Online Workshop June 2026

Contact for Onsite/Private/Corporate Training

Deadline: 15th May

Standard Fees: €1250

Group Fees (3+) / GEM/CGE program graduate / Affiliates: 920€

Student Fees (valid ID required): 580€

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Workshop Description:

Hands on Spatial Modeling

Participants gain practical experience building and solving a two-region Spatial General Equilibrium model in GAMS, moving step-by-step from theory to full implementation.

This workshop offers a hands-on introduction to Spatial General Equilibrium (SGE) modeling using GAMS, showing how regional interactions, trade costs, and geography influence economic outcomes. Participants will learn the fundamentals of SGE models, build and calibrate a two-region model, and run policy simulations to analyze price, trade, and welfare effects. The workshop is designed for economists, analysts, researchers, and students who want practical skills in spatial modeling for policy analysis and regional development. The following content will be covered:

✅ Foundations of Spatial General Equilibrium Modeling: Understanding regions, trade costs, spatial frictions, and why geography matters in equilibrium analysis.

✅ Structure of SGE Models & GAMS/MPSGE Essentials: Core elements of production, consumption, trade flows, equilibrium conditions, and the GAMS/MPSGE framework needed for implementation.

✅Hands-On Model Construction & Calibration in GAMS: Building and coding a two-region SGE model, preparing regional SAM data, calibrating parameters, solving the model, and interpreting baseline results.

✅ Policy Simulation, Interpretation, and Model Extensions: Running policy shocks (transport costs, productivity, integration), analyzing welfare and price impacts, and exploring advanced extensions (multi-region, migration, environmental modules).

Comprehensive Policy Analysis

To equip public officials, researchers and academic staff with the skills and knowledge necessary for conducting comprehensive policy analysis and economic modeling.

GAMS

The workshop trains participants to run and interpret policy scenarios—such as transport cost changes or productivity shocks—and analyze their impacts on regional prices, trade flows, and welfare.

Workshop Highlights

4-Day online weekend (Saturdays and Sundays) workshop, totaling 10 hours.

Practical simulation tutorials using GAMS

Live interactions with a moderator will be
facilitated, offering participants the opportunity to ask questions and engage in extended discussions.

Real policy modeling scenarios, findings, and
Recommendations will be provided, which can be utilized in reports, white papers, and policy briefs.

Registered trainees will have the opportunity to suggest policy areas of interest via a post-registration survey. These suggestions will be taken into consideration when preparing the practical tutorials.

Target Participants

Economists, policy analysts, regional planners, researchers, consultants
Graduate students, and professionals working in economic development, transport planning.
Researchers & analysts studying economic and environmental impacts