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GTAP Resources: Frequently Asked Questions

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Question: How can a package file (.pkg), typically used on macOS, be opened or installed on a Windows system, especially when dealing with specific databases like the GTAP 9 Database from archives?

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Categories: GTAP 9 Data Base, GTAPAgg2

Question: I'm encountering an issue with GTAPAgg2. My goal is to aggregate regions into 'South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Rest of the World'. However, when attempting this specific aggregation, I receive an 'unidentified problem' error. This problem persists even when the aggregation is modified by adding or replacing countries, but only with this specific combination. Could there be a known reason for this, and are there any suggested solutions?

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Categories: GTAP 11 Data Base, GTAPAgg2

Question: GTAP-POWER aggregation using GTAPAgg2.

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Categories: GTAPAgg2

Question: Where can I get the precise instructions to proceed with the installation/updating of the GTAPAgg2 application?

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Categories: GTAPAgg2

Question: Doubts regarding the naming conventions between the classic version of GTAP and GTAPv7 model.

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Categories: GTAP Model (Standard)

Question: How can one effectively align the TRD (Trade) sector from GTAP11 with the 12 EBOP classification for services, considering it doesn't fit directly into EBOPS services sectors or the Harmonised System codes? Are there any recommended approaches or resources for this specific sector mapping challenge?

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Categories: GTAP 11 Data Base

Question: Is there a correspondence table between HS (Harmonised System) goods trade and BOP (Balance of Payments) services trade classification and the GTAP sector codes?

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Categories: GTAP Data Base

Question: Where can I find the latest information on the energy data in GTAP?

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Categories: GTAP Data Base

Question: What do the terms 'cpp' (Copper - primary), 'cps' (Copper - secondary), and 'rcp' (Recycling - copper) signify in the GTAP database, and how are they distinguished from one another? Is there a detailed description available that explains what is included in these sectors?

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Categories: GTAP Data Base

Question: Is it fair to say that GTAP results for the GCC are more uncertain than those for India?

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Categories: GTAP Data Base

Question: Why does the GTAP tariff data show a 5% tariff on exports of gas manufacture and transport (gdt) from the UK to Saudi Arabia and Oman, and is this an error?

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Categories: GTAP Data Base

Question: Does the GTAP 'gdt' sector consist entirely of HS 270500 goods, or is it a mix of goods and services? Also, what distinguishes the 'gdt' sector from the 'gas' sector?

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Categories: GTAP Data Base

Question: How is the Input-Output (IO) table for Kuwait utilized in assembling the data for the other GCC members in GTAP?

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Categories: GTAP Data Base

Question: Has there been any significant change in methodology for reconciling disparities in bilateral trade flows in GTAP 11 compared to version 7?

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Categories: GTAP 11 Data Base

Question: How can one find or establish a correlation, concordance, or equivalence table between the VII edition of the Harmonized System (HS) at the 6-digit level and the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) sectors?

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Categories: GTAP 11 Data Base

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