GTAP Online Web-based Introduction to Applied General Equilibrium Analysis Fifth Annual GTAP Board Meeting April 14-17th, 1999

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 2/18 What is GTAP Online?  1-year-old initiative aimed at providing policy modelers around the world with easy-access training on state-of-the-art general equilibrium tools and theories  Interactive walk-through introduction to a simple GTAP one-region model, database, and software  First GE course entirely offered at a distance via the WWW  First online database of GE-related FAQs, terms and equations

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 3/18 Our Motivation  Increase demand for applied GE work fueled by today’s global economic issues  Small number of AGE specialists & instructors  Demonstrated success of the GTAP Short Course formula  Possibility to expand Short Course audience using widely available technologies  Increase Short Course efficiency by providing participants with background preparation  Positive feedback from on-site students

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 4/18 Benefits to Participants (1)  Accessibility & convenience  Opportunity to learn independent of time and distance  Alignment of AGE education to meet professional and personal goals  Accommodation of various learning styles  Competitive pricing

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 5/18 Benefits to Participants (2)  Increased efficiency  Engaging and challenging course format  “Pull vs. push” approach targeted to meet the specific needs of AGE learners  Modularized approach which is logically bundled and customizable  Collaborative learning favorable to exchange of ideas  Solid advising and support services

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 6/18 Benefits to Participants  Spillovers  Familiarity with GTAP notations, software (OneGTAP, Decomp, GTAPAgg, etc.), and applications  Permanent access to up-to-date GTAP information and resources (“GTAP Guest”)  Participation in GE learning community through interaction with instructors and peers

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 7/18 GTAP Preparatory Course: When?  7 weeks (May 17th - July 2nd) covering 6 modules  Online pre-registration closing April 30th  One-week technical check-up before start

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 8/18 GTAP Preparatory Course: Who?  Teaching team  Instructor: Tom Hertel  2 teaching assistants –Mustafa Acar, PhD candidate (theory) –Melanie Bacou, MSc candidate (applications)  Interactions via  Web-based  Bulletin board  Online Chat  Live conferencing (??)

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 9/18 GTAP Preparatory Course: What?  Module 1: Getting started  Module 2: Overview of closed economy model  Module 3: Producer behavior  Module 4: Household behavior  Module 5: Markets  5A: Supply response  5B: Equilibrium demand elasticities  Module 6: Welfare analysis in a second-best setting

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 10/18 GTAP Preparatory Course: How?  Teaching tools & resources  Voiced-over lectures, complementary readings, glossary, and FAQs  Hands-on simulations using OneGTAP ®  Study guides  Weekly assignments and feedback

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 11/18 Typical Module Structure 1. Watch it 3. Try it4. Do it 2. Read it Talk about it 4. Test it

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 12/18 1. Watch it  Demo: Module 3 - Producer behavior  Agec 618 url  log in as Id: board, Password:demo  go to Week 3, Lecture 3.3, click the icon  Dr Hertel introduces the nested CES functional form  Turn it on Turn it on  Dr Arndt presents SSA application  Turn it on Turn it on

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 13/18 2. Read it  Demo: Module 3 - Producer behavior  use drop-down menu to go back to main week 3 menu  select Lecture 3.3.1: Notations  use drop-down menu to go to week 3 workplan  open required readings GTAP Book Keller  Additionally check in Useful Links section

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 14/18 3. Try it  Demo: Module 1 - Getting started  use left drop-down menu to go to week 1  use top drop-down menu to go to week 1 simulation  use Back and Next links to navigate through OneGTAP tutorial

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 15/18 4. Do it  Demo: Module 3 - Producer behavior  use left drop-down menu and go back to week 3  use top drop-down menu to view week 3 assignment  use glossary to look up variable names and list of model equations  click submit

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 16/18 5. Test it  Demo: Module 3 - Producer behavior  use top drop-down menu to view week 3 study guide  try to answer a few questions  use list of FAQs for help

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 17/18 Talk about it  Interactive & collaborative tools  click Interactions and try a web-based  Check out WebBoard and Chat  Netmeeting (??) Netmeeting

5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 18/18 Future Developments  GTAP Follow-Up Course  Introduces advanced GE special topics based on a multi-region environment  Aimed at offering participants with additional guidance and motivation to successfully apply newly acquired GTAP know-how back in their home institution