Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities

This paper presents a general equilibrium analysis applied to evaluate different growth policy options for Afghanistan. The analysis is part of a larger analytical work program undertaken by the World Bank which aims at enhancing understanding of A...

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Main Authors:	Estrades, Carmen, Campoy, Diego
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	CGE MODEL ECONOMIC GROWTH GROWTH DRIVERS SIMULATION SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES LABOR MARKET SKILLED LABOR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/287401527509429910/Computable-general-equilibrium-modeling-of-Afghanistan-growth-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30039

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spelling	okr-10986-300392021-09-10T05:10:33Z Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities Estrades, Carmen Campoy, Diego CGE MODEL ECONOMIC GROWTH GROWTH DRIVERS SIMULATION SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES LABOR MARKET SKILLED LABOR This paper presents a general equilibrium analysis applied to evaluate different growth policy options for Afghanistan. The analysis is part of a larger analytical work program undertaken by the World Bank which aims at enhancing understanding of Afghanistan’s growth and fragility challenges. In this paper, the authors analyze the potential growth drivers from the increase in foreign aid as well as from the implementation of a series of reforms and pubic investment options, specifically in mining and agriculture. The paper is structured as follows: The authors first present the structure of the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model and the data used to calibrate it. Then, the authors present the baseline scenario and the simulation scenarios. Finally, the authors present results from the simulation scenario and draw some conclusions. 2018-07-18T16:40:45Z 2018-07-18T16:40:45Z 2018-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/287401527509429910/Computable-general-equilibrium-modeling-of-Afghanistan-growth-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30039 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia Afghanistan
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topic	CGE MODEL ECONOMIC GROWTH GROWTH DRIVERS SIMULATION SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES LABOR MARKET SKILLED LABOR
spellingShingle	CGE MODEL ECONOMIC GROWTH GROWTH DRIVERS SIMULATION SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRICES LABOR MARKET SKILLED LABOR Estrades, Carmen Campoy, Diego Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities
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description	This paper presents a general equilibrium analysis applied to evaluate different growth policy options for Afghanistan. The analysis is part of a larger analytical work program undertaken by the World Bank which aims at enhancing understanding of Afghanistan’s growth and fragility challenges. In this paper, the authors analyze the potential growth drivers from the increase in foreign aid as well as from the implementation of a series of reforms and pubic investment options, specifically in mining and agriculture. The paper is structured as follows: The authors first present the structure of the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model and the data used to calibrate it. Then, the authors present the baseline scenario and the simulation scenarios. Finally, the authors present results from the simulation scenario and draw some conclusions.
format	Working Paper
author	Estrades, Carmen Campoy, Diego
author_facet	Estrades, Carmen Campoy, Diego
author_sort	Estrades, Carmen
title	Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities
title_short	Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities
title_full	Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities
title_fullStr	Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities
title_full_unstemmed	Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities
title_sort	computable general-equilibrium modeling of afghanistan growth opportunities
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/287401527509429910/Computable-general-equilibrium-modeling-of-Afghanistan-growth-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30039
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Computable General-Equilibrium Modeling of Afghanistan Growth Opportunities

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