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

2. 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

3. 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

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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