Frontiers in Applied General Equilibrium Modeling: In Honor of Herbert Scarf

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This volume brings together twelve papers by many of the most prominent applied general equilibrium modelers honoring Herbert Scarf, the father of equilibrium computation in economics. It deals with new developments in applied general equilibrium, a field which has broadened greatly since the 1980s. The contributors discuss some traditional as well as some newer topics in the field, including non-convexities in economy-wide models, tax policy, developmental modeling and energy modeling. The book also covers a range of new approaches, conceptual issues and computational algorithms, such as calibration and new areas of application such as macroeconomics of real business cycles and finance. An introductory chapter written by the editors maps out issues and scenarios for the future evolution of applied general equilibrium.

Timothy Kehoe is Distinguished McKnight University Professor at the University of Minnesota, and an advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He has previously taught at Wesleyan University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Cambridge. He has advised foreign firms and governments on the impact of their economic decisions. He is co-editor of Modeling North American Economic Integration, which examines the use of applied general equilibrium models to analyze the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement. His current research focuses on the theory and application of general equilibrium models. T. N. Srinivasan is Samuel C. Park, Jr. Professor of Economics at Yale University. He has previously taught at the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi and at numerous American universities. He has authored or edited three books including Reintegrating India with the World Economy. He was names Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association in 2003. His current research interests include international trade, development, agricultural economics, and microeconomic theory. John Whalley is Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Econometric Society, and a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He also holds affiliations with Peking University, NBER, CESifo, and Warwick University. He is well known for his early work on applying general equilibrium as well as tax policy, trade policy, and environmental and development policy. His current research interests include WTO issues and globalization.

'The list of contributors to this book is impressive (including the two Nobel prize winners Arrow and Heckman) and the range of topics is broad ... The title of the book covers its content very well: the book is clearly aimed at readers interested in the frontiers of applied research in the field of general equilibrium models.' De Economist