Economic models for policy making : principles and designs revisited / by S. I. Cohen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-388) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Some Essentials in Economy Wide Policy Models -- 3. Socio-political Regimes and Economic Development: Exploratory models on agrarian reform in India and Chile -- 4. Social Economic Development Goals in Economy Wide Policy Models: An application to Korea -- 5. Growth and Distribution in SAM Models: Various applications -- 6. Simplified Statics and Dynamics in the CGE Model: Parameterization and simulations for Indonesia -- 7. Growth with Redistribution through Liberalization with Restructuring: A CGE policy model of Nepal -- 8. Sustained Development of Land Resources: A policy model of Nepal -- 8. Sustained Development of Land Resources: A policy model for Sudan -- 9. Russia Fall China Rise: Simulation results of SAM models for transiting economies -- 10. Transiting from Fixed to Flexible Price Regimes: SAM-CGE models of Poland and Hungary -- 11. Public Spending Multipliers in Extended SAM Models for a Developed Economy -- 12. Fiscal Policy Simulations in Adapted CGE Models: The Netherlands -- 13. Normed Planning of Human Resource Development: A roadmap model for Ethiopia -- 14. Labour Market Imbalances and Adjustments: Forecast model with RAS component -- 15. Privatization Decisions during Transition: A CBA model applied to Poland -- 16. Economic Policy Solutions to Social Queuing Problems: A random sampling model -- 17. Modelling Convergence in Economic Growth between Rich and Poor Countries -- 18. Modelling of Distinctly Behaving Economic Systems: Theory and applications.