GTAP Events: 2004 Advisory Board Meeting

General Information
Date:	June 14-15, 2004
Location:	Wyndham City Center, Washington D.C., United States
Deliverables:	Background Document - Objectives, goals, and accomplishments - Data Base developments - Model developments - Courses, conference, and website 2004 Summary - Accomplishments - Significant points - Goals for the coming year Protection Data Discussions - Pros and cons of each dataset (Betina Dimaranan) - Pros and cons of trade-weighting scheme (Rob McDougall) - Pros and cons of reference-group weighting scheme (Sebastien Jean) Working Committee Review

General Information

Date:

June 14-15, 2004

Location:

Wyndham City Center, Washington D.C., United States

Deliverables:

Background Document

- Objectives, goals, and accomplishments
- Data Base developments
- Model developments
- Courses, conference, and website

2004 Summary

- Accomplishments
- Significant points
- Goals for the coming year

Protection Data Discussions Board Members only

- Pros and cons of each dataset (Betina Dimaranan)
- Pros and cons of trade-weighting scheme (Rob McDougall)
- Pros and cons of reference-group weighting scheme (Sebastien Jean)

Working Committee Review

Agency Reports and Representatives
Liwayway Adkins, US Environmental Protection Agency Martina Brockmeier, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL) Philip Bagnoli, OECD Environment Directorate Agapi Somwaru, ERS/USDA Philippa Dee, Productivity Commission Paolo Giodano (Robert Devlin), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Joseph Francois, Erasmus University Soren Frandsen, Danish Research Institute of Food Economics (FOI) Kazuyoshi Nakata, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Sebastien Jean, Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Information Internationales (CEPII) Kenichi Kawasaki, Research Institute of Economy Trade and Industry (REITI) Robert Koopman, US International Trade Commission Arjan LeJour, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) Roberta Piermartini, World Trade Organization (WTO) Will Martin, The World Bank Alan A. Powell, Monash University John Reilly, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change Xinshen Diao, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Hom Pant, ABARE Alexander Sarris, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Hans van Meijl (Frank van Tongeren), Agricultural Economics Research Institute - LEI David Vanzetti, Division for International Trade and Commerce (UNCTAD)

Agency Reports and Representatives

Liwayway Adkins, US Environmental Protection Agency
Martina Brockmeier, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL)
Philip Bagnoli, OECD Environment Directorate
Agapi Somwaru, ERS/USDA
Philippa Dee, Productivity Commission
Paolo Giodano (Robert Devlin), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Joseph Francois, Erasmus University
Soren Frandsen, Danish Research Institute of Food Economics (FOI)
Kazuyoshi Nakata, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Sebastien Jean, Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Information Internationales (CEPII)
Kenichi Kawasaki, Research Institute of Economy Trade and Industry (REITI)
Robert Koopman, US International Trade Commission
Arjan LeJour, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB)
Roberta Piermartini, World Trade Organization (WTO)
Will Martin, The World Bank
Alan A. Powell, Monash University
John Reilly, MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Xinshen Diao, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Hom Pant, ABARE
Alexander Sarris, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Hans van Meijl (Frank van Tongeren), Agricultural Economics Research Institute - LEI
David Vanzetti, Division for International Trade and Commerce (UNCTAD)

Alan A. Powell Award
Each year at the GTAP Advisory Board meeting we present an award to one of the members of the Board in recognition of outstanding service. This award is in honor of one of the Founding Members of the Advisory Board, and the intellectual grandfather of GTAP - Alan A. Powell. As those of you who know him can readily attest, Alan is a public-spirited individual who has devoted his career to two things: (1) the pursuit of knowledge - as the increasingly widespread adoption of his work in demand analysis demonstrates, and (2) the visionary support of both individuals and institutions committed to the quantitative economic analysis of public policy. This year's recipient shares with Alan these two lofty goals, having both a powerful intellect as well as being a good citizen of the world. Sebastien Jean has a can-do attitude. He is not daunted by large jobs, demanding deadlines and overwhelming quantities of data. He is willing to stick his neck out and for the sake of improving the global public good. While Sebastien has a keen intellect, he doesn't let this get in the way of receiving input from others. He welcomes feedback on his work, and readily incorporates it, as appropriate. Last, but not least, he surrounds himself with hard-working individuals! We have greatly appreciated the work of Sebastien Jean and the rest of the team at CEPII on a protection data base for GTAP. Over the last year, they have produced several pre-releases of their data base for GTAP. The quality and thoroughness of their work has convinced the GTAP Advisory Board to use this data base as the primary source of protection data for version 6.0. They have been willing to work to a tight timetable and they have also been willing to modify their methodologies in light of feedback and for the sake of comparability with other work. In addition to his leadership on the data base front, Sebastien Jean is the intellectual force behind CEPII's innovative global economic model: Mirage. He also has been a great help to us in organizing this year's conference. In summary, Sebastien embodies the same characteristics that have made GTAP successful. We would thank him for his many contributions by presenting him with the 2004 Alan A. Powell Award. Congratulations, Sebastien!

Alan A. Powell Award

Each year at the GTAP Advisory Board meeting we present an award to one of the members of the Board in recognition of outstanding service. This award is in honor of one of the Founding Members of the Advisory Board, and the intellectual grandfather of GTAP - Alan A. Powell.

As those of you who know him can readily attest, Alan is a public-spirited individual who has devoted his career to two things: (1) the pursuit of knowledge - as the increasingly widespread adoption of his work in demand analysis demonstrates, and (2) the visionary support of both individuals and institutions committed to the quantitative economic analysis of public policy.

This year's recipient shares with Alan these two lofty goals, having both a powerful intellect as well as being a good citizen of the world. Sebastien Jean has a can-do attitude. He is not daunted by large jobs, demanding deadlines and overwhelming quantities of data. He is willing to stick his neck out and for the sake of improving the global public good. While Sebastien has a keen intellect, he doesn't let this get in the way of receiving input from others. He welcomes feedback on his work, and readily incorporates it, as appropriate. Last, but not least, he surrounds himself with hard-working individuals!

We have greatly appreciated the work of Sebastien Jean and the rest of the team at CEPII on a protection data base for GTAP. Over the last year, they have produced several pre-releases of their data base for GTAP. The quality and thoroughness of their work has convinced the GTAP Advisory Board to use this data base as the primary source of protection data for version 6.0. They have been willing to work to a tight timetable and they have also been willing to modify their methodologies in light of feedback and for the sake of comparability with other work.

In addition to his leadership on the data base front, Sebastien Jean is the intellectual force behind CEPII's innovative global economic model: Mirage. He also has been a great help to us in organizing this year's conference. In summary, Sebastien embodies the same characteristics that have made GTAP successful. We would thank him for his many contributions by presenting him with the 2004 Alan A. Powell Award.

Congratulations, Sebastien!

Research Fellows
Each year, members of the GTAP Advisory Board nominate new GTAP Research Fellows. This nomination is for three years. This year's recipients are: Rajesh Chadha For sustained contributions to the GTAP Data Base and leadership in the South Asia region Roy Darwin For innovative research utilizing the concept of agro-ecological zones to characterize climate change and environmental issues within the GTAP framework Aziz Elbehri For contributions to the GTAP Data Base - particularly the characterization of export subsidies - as well as associated policy applications Paul Gibson For sustained contributions to the improved characterization of agricultural protection in the GTAP Data Base Hsin Huang For important contributions to the further development of the agricultural support Data Base Scott McDonald For valuable contributions to the GTAP Network, including teaching and the extension of the Data Base to new regions of the world Kazuhiko Oyamada For valuable contributions to the GTAP Data Base for East Asia, as part of the Institute for Developing Economies Everett Peterson For contributing to significant extensions of the GTAP Data Base, including the disaggregation of agricultural activity and the incorporation of domestic trade, transport and marketing margins Sherman Robinson For pioneering research in CGE analysis, as well as sustained contributions to the GTAP Network and Data Base

Research Fellows

Each year, members of the GTAP Advisory Board nominate new GTAP Research Fellows. This nomination is for three years. This year's recipients are:

Rajesh Chadha
For sustained contributions to the GTAP Data Base and leadership in the South Asia region

Roy Darwin
For innovative research utilizing the concept of agro-ecological zones to characterize climate change and environmental issues within the GTAP framework

Aziz Elbehri
For contributions to the GTAP Data Base - particularly the characterization of export subsidies - as well as associated policy applications

Paul Gibson
For sustained contributions to the improved characterization of agricultural protection in the GTAP Data Base

Hsin Huang
For important contributions to the further development of the agricultural support Data Base

Scott McDonald
For valuable contributions to the GTAP Network, including teaching and the extension of the Data Base to new regions of the world

Kazuhiko Oyamada
For valuable contributions to the GTAP Data Base for East Asia, as part of the Institute for Developing Economies

Everett Peterson
For contributing to significant extensions of the GTAP Data Base, including the disaggregation of agricultural activity and the incorporation of domestic trade, transport and marketing margins

Sherman Robinson
For pioneering research in CGE analysis, as well as sustained contributions to the GTAP Network and Data Base

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