Economic Modelling Under the Applied General Equilibrium Approach

Drawing upon European and international experience, this book provides informative and up-to-date contributions on policy simulations using applied general equilibrium models. The book focuses on various important aspects of model formulation, on the design and implementation of fiscal policy and on the consequences of tax reform in Western Europe, Turkey and Japan. This book includes a number of studies which will help to stimulate debate in the field of Applied General Equilibrium modelling. The contributors present work representative of recent experience and trends in the subject and show the relevance of the methodological approach. The book reflects concepts and methods of empirical as well as theoretical analysis in which general equilibrium modelling is used as a common background. Another key feature of the book is that it presents quantitative analysis of real issues in economic integration. It includes contributions by authors from prestigious European universities and will be of interest to policy-makers, academics and practitioners in taxation policy and public finance as well as public sector economics.