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GTAP Online Web-based Introduction to Applied General Equilibrium Analysis Fifth Annual GTAP Board Meeting April 14-17th, 1999
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 email Bulletin board Online Chat Live conferencing (??)
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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
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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
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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
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5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 12/18 1. Watch it Demo: Module 3 - Producer behavior Agec 618 url www.agecon.purdue.edu/academic/agec618/ www.agecon.purdue.edu/academic/agec618/ 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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5th Annual GTAP Board Meeting - GTAP Online - Slide 17/18 Talk about it Interactive & collaborative tools click Interactions and try a web-based email Check out WebBoard and Chat Netmeeting (??) Netmeeting
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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
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