CGE Modules 1–4 | GEM Training

Focused CGE Training Pathway

Master CGE Modeling through Modules 1–4.

A focused pathway from CGE foundations and optimization to GAMS implementation and advanced policy simulation — built from the first four technical modules of the complete GEM Executive Diploma.

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≈47 hours across Modules 1–4GTAP • GEMPACK • GAMS • RTheory + practical modeling

The focused pathway

One coherent CGE learning sequence.

Modules 1–4 form the core CGE and computational pathway of GEM. They can be taken as a focused technical sequence or used as the foundation for the complete diploma.

Understand CGE

Build the theoretical and practical foundations using GTAP and GEMPACK.

Optimize

Learn linear and non-linear programming and the computational logic behind economic models.

Build in GAMS

Move from theory into practical CGE model construction, calibration and simulation.

Go Advanced

Apply advanced CGE tools across GTAP/GEMPACK, GAMS and R for policy analysis.

4technical CGE modules

≈47hcombined training pathway

4core software environments

1integrated policy-modeling pathway

Modules 1–4

The CGE core of the GEM program.

Each module builds directly on the previous one, taking participants from foundations to advanced applied simulation.

Module 1 · ≈17 hours

Intro. CGE using GTAP/GEMPACK

Theoretical and practical foundations of CGE modeling using GTAP/GEMPACK.

CGE theory & structure

GTAP database

GEMPACK workflow

Policy simulations

Module 2 · ≈10 hours

Linear & Non-Linear Programming + Intro. GAMS

Optimization fundamentals, programming and sensitivity analysis using GAMS.

Optimization theory

Linear programming

Non-linear programming

GAMS foundations

Module 3 · ≈10 hours

CGE using GAMS

Theoretical and practical foundations of CGE modeling using GAMS.

Model structure

Calibration

Closures & shocks

Simulation results

Module 4 · ≈10 hours

Advanced CGE using GTAP/GEMPACK, GAMS & R

Advanced CGE applications, dynamic GTAP and links to econometrics and partial-equilibrium analysis.

Advanced simulations

Dynamic GTAP

GAMS applications

R & applied analysis

From question to policy result

One integrated pathway from economic theory to policy simulation.

Modules 1–4 connect the conceptual model, data, computational tools and policy experiment into one applied workflow.

What you build

Practical CGE modeling capability.

The four-module pathway is designed around the skills needed to move from an economic question to a defensible simulation.

✓Translate economic policy questions into CGE experiments.

✓Work with GTAP and GEMPACK for economy-wide simulations.

✓Understand optimization and implement models in GAMS.

✓Calibrate, shock, solve and interpret CGE models.

✓Use R and advanced CGE tools for applied policy analysis.

Choose your pathway

Register for one module — or complete the CGE pathway.

The same GEM registration form is used for all options. Select the training pathway that matches your needs when completing the registration form.

Individual Module

Choose one CGE module

Ideal if you need a specific technical skill, software environment or topic without taking the full four-module sequence.

Module 1 — GTAP/GEMPACK
Module 2 — Programming + GAMS
Module 3 — CGE using GAMS
Module 4 — Advanced CGE

CGE CORE

1–4

Full CGE Pathway

Complete Modules 1–4

Follow the complete technical CGE sequence from theory and GTAP through optimization, GAMS and advanced policy simulation.

≈47 hours across four modules
GTAP • GEMPACK • GAMS • R
Progressive technical pathway
Designed for applied policy research

GEM

Complete Diploma

Continue to the full GEM program

Go beyond the CGE core with the complete GEM Executive Diploma and its broader pathway in economic modeling and policy analysis.

CGE Modules 1–4
Advanced modeling applications
DSGE and additional modules
AI applications in economic modeling

One registration form, multiple pathways. Use the GEM Jotform and indicate whether you are registering for an individual module, Modules 1–4 as the full CGE pathway, or the complete GEM program.

Continue the pathway

Ready for the complete GEM program?

Modules 1–4 are the CGE core. The complete GEM Executive Diploma continues beyond CGE into DSGE, advanced applications and AI-assisted forecasting, CGE and DSGE modeling.

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