Data Base Policy Issues Presented by Thomas Hertel Director Global Trade Analysis Project

Advisory Board Meeting Data Policy Issues Prerelease policy in presence of multiple prereleases Pricing of version 5 Distribution of old versions of GTAP data Future directions: open-sourcing of the GTAP data base April 12-14, 2000 Advisory Board Meeting

Advisory Board Meeting Prerelease of version 5 Initial prerelease will be rough Plan several updates to bring in new information on: bilateral trade in services and margins improved protection data updates to key IO tables Very important to keep prerelease in-house April 12-14, 2000 Advisory Board Meeting

Advisory Board Meeting Pricing for Version 5 Version 4 Version 5 Government/Private $2500 $4000 Upgrade $1500 $2500 Multiple Academic users $1500 $1500 Upgrade $800 $800 Single academic user $800 $800 Upgrade $400 $400 April 12-14, 2000 Advisory Board Meeting

Distribution of Old GTAP Data Distribution of old versions free if either: two releases old, or five years since public release What about version 4? we will offer discounted versions of GTAPagg at the conference in June thereafter for others April 12-14, 2000 Advisory Board Meeting

Open-sourcing: Motivation Tension between proprietary database and need for replication Addition of special modules more efficient with source-code Sustainability of the project Natural evolution from cottage industry to manufacturer to service industry April 12-14, 2000 Advisory Board Meeting

Open-sourcing: Feasibility Data base is organic whole -- modules cannot be fully independent Need for common skill-set Web-based dissemination Short courses to train database contributors GTAP advisory board guides project Technical input from group of power users April 12-14, 2000 Advisory Board Meeting

Open-sourcing: Viability Data base sales have become important source of revenue Revenue replacement: additional consortium members database course revenues special projects Adjust length of time to public release in order to create necessary incentives for continued consortium membership April 12-14, 2000 Advisory Board Meeting

Open-sourcing: Next steps Prepare NSF proposal: deadline is August 1 Input from Advisory Board needed April 12-14, 2000 Advisory Board Meeting