Due to the current workload of Macroeconomic modeling/CGE projects and associated training commitments, any new project or training requests from businesses or government entities should be planned with a minimum waiting period of 4 months before the desired start date.
General Equilibrium Models (GEMs)
CGE GTAP/ CGE GAMS / DSGE
General equilibrium theory is useful for understanding economic interactions and changes in the context of static and dynamic complex modern economies. Applied GEMs are widely used in the field of Macroeconomics to address a wide range of theoretical research questions, analyze, forecast, and simulate policy issues in response to exogenous shocks.
M&S Research Hub organizes full and comprehensive online/onsite 45 hours of structured training for researchers, data analysts, and policy experts to acquire detailed knowledge and become fully capable of using the methodologies, Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) and Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) in their research and policy-related analysis.
Jan / CGE GAMS
Mar / DSGE
May / CGE GTAP- Crash Course (4 days)
June / Advanced CGE GTAP
July / Intro CGE GTAP Crash Course (4 days)
Aug / CGE-GAMS
Sep / Advanced CGE-GTAP
Oct / DSGE- Small focus Group
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Dec /Full GEM (CGE GTAP, DSGE and CGE GAMS)
5 Days Condensed CGE and DSGE training
Nov. 2022
Dubai, UAE
4 Days Condensed CGE and DSGE training
Feb. 2023
Berlin, Germany
I am very happy to be enrolled in CGE and DSGE courses
Sergio
Secreteriat Ministry of Finance, Brazil
Both courses contents are very interesting, updated and rich of basics which lack most of the practitioners. Moreover, trainers are comprehensive and have deep knowledge about content.
Samira
Ministry of Finance, Algeria
the instructor was superb and the course stroke the right balance between theory and practice.
Valeria
Saudi Arabian Government
Very much appreciate the sessions
Ryan
Asian Development Bank, Philippines
The course was fantastic and Maros was an excellent teacher
Andrea
World Health Organization
I am really happy about your service, specially teaching, explanation and providing materials are excellent. I would like to highly recommending to others regarding your institute.
Fernando
Graduate Student, University of Aberdeen, UK
Module One: Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE)
"Full Training on the Theoretical Foundations of DSGE Modeling, Including Practical Labs Using Dynare and Matlab"
Duration: Approx. 25 Hours
Training Mode: Normal group (7-10 trainees), small group (2-5 trainees), and one-to-one
Platform: online (Zoom)
Extra benefits:
Training content is systematic and structured as follows:
1) Introduction to DSGE Models and Dynare
2) New Keynesian Models, Euler equation and New Philipps Curve
3) Small Open Economy Models
4) Extensions to New Keynesian Models and Habit formation
5) Kalman Filter and Estimation Methods
6) Bayesian Methods and Markov Chain Monto Carlo6-
7) Examples of Practical Application of DSGE Models and group research paper.
Aris Zoleta holds a Ph.D. in economics from De La Salle University. His research interests are monetary policy, fiscal policy, financial markets, and asset pricing. He works as Junior Associate at XBS Solution. Before joining XBS, he worked as a fund accountant and financial analyst for three years at JP Morgan’s Corporate and Investment Banking in Manila.
Module Two: Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) using GTAP/GEMPACK
"Full Training on the Theoretical Foundations of CGE Modeling, using GTAP-GEMPACK"
Duration: Approx. 20 Hours
Training Mode: Normal group (7-10 trainees) and small group (2-5 trainees)
Platform: online (Zoom)
Extra benefits:
Training content is systematic and structured as follows:
1) CGE Model introduction
2) Production and Demand theories
3) GTAP model and database introduction
4) Modeling Nested Production functions in GEMPACK
5) Elasticities: CES, Armington calibration
6) Modeling Nested Demand functions and regional household
7) Practical CGE applications, aggregation, and simulations.
8) SAM/I-O table construction
Badri Narayanan is the Indian ministry lead advisor and head of trade strategic economic dialogue, head of the 2047 Indian vision unit, Asso. Prof. and advisory board member of Boston College, USA.
Sherif M. Hassan is a consultant and lead economist at UN-Habitat, Academic division director at M&S Research Hub, Former research fellow at CNMS-Marburg and Leiden Universities, and Associate professor of applied econometrics at a number of world universities.
Module Two Plus: Advanced Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) using GTAP/GEMPACK
"Full Training on the Theoretical Foundations of CGE Modeling, using GTAP-GEMPACK"
Duration: Approx. 12 Hours
Training Mode: Normal group (7-10 trainees) and small group (2-5 trainees)
Platform: online (Zoom)
Prerequisites: Attending the intro-CGE GTAP training (Module 2) or already a firm user of CGE GTAP
Extra benefits:
Training content is systematic and structured as follows:
Maros Ivanic is GTAP Fellow and Senior Agricultural Economist with experience in the national government (U.S. Government) and international government (International Finance Corporation and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank Group)
Module Three: Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) using GAMS
"Full Training on the Theoretical Foundations of CGE Modeling, using GAMS"
Recommended training program by GAMS institute, view the announcement here
Duration: Approx. 15 Hours
Training Mode: Normal group (7-10 trainees) and small group (2-5 trainees)
Platform: online (Zoom)
Extra benefits:
Training content is systematic and structured as follows:
1) Modeling a simple economy
2)Arrow-Debreu, Cobb-Douglas and other CGE-related functions
3) Modeling the government
4) Modeling the rest of the world
5) Introduction to Dynamic CGE models
6) Modeling a simple dynamic model
7) Practical CGE applications using GAMS, aggregation, and simulations.
Video 1: M&S Research Hub | CGE GAMS Live Training | Extending basic model by including the government
(5 Minutes)
Video 2: M&S Research Hub | CGE GAMS Live Training | Closure setting and running simulations (14 Minutes)
Peter Griffin is the IMF and World Bank CGE Modeler/Macroeconomic consultant, and Fiscal Policy Expert at International Economics/Caucasus ltd. (Denmark).