capri-market-module

Models global agricultural trade dynamics with a spatial equilibrium framework.

16|1|Updated Jun 20, 2023
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Skill: capri-market-module
Source: https://github.com/chrispahm/gams-ide/tree/main/skills/capri-market-module
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/chrispahm/gams-ide --skill capri-market-module

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a comprehensive framework for modeling global agricultural trade, including complex market clearing conditions, tariff rate quotas, and behavioral responses of supply and demand.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Global Equilibrium Modeling: Simulates trade flows, prices, and welfare effects across ~44 trade blocks and ~65 commodities.
  • Detailed Behavioral Functions: Incorporates Armington trade structures, CES utility, and processing industry equations.
  • Policy Analysis: Analyzes the impact of tariffs, subsidies, and TRQs on market outcomes.
  • Use Case: Analyze the potential impact of a new trade agreement on global wheat prices and bilateral trade flows between the EU and the US.

Quick Start

Use the capri-market-module skill to analyze the impact of a new trade agreement on global wheat prices and bilateral trade flows between the EU and the US.

Frequently Asked Questions about capri-market-module

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I model the impact of agricultural trade policies on global market prices?

Yes, you can simulate tariff rate quotas (TRQs) and subsidies in an agricultural trade model. The framework incorporates specific policy instruments like tariffs and TRQs to analyze their impact on market clearing, bilateral trade flows, and welfare outcomes across roughly 65 commodities.

How does an Armington trade structure work in partial equilibrium modeling?

Global agricultural trade simulation covers roughly 44 trade blocks and 65 commodities. It models supply and demand behavioral responses, processing industry equations, and market clearing conditions to analyze welfare impacts across these extensive trade blocks and commodities.

Do I need GAMS to run partial equilibrium agricultural trade simulations?

A comparative-static spatial equilibrium framework differs from dynamic modeling by comparing market outcomes before and after a policy shock without time-path transitions. It calculates new equilibrium prices, trade flows, and welfare effects based on immediate market clearing conditions.

Can I analyze bilateral trade flows between specific regions like the EU and US?

To analyze a new trade agreement using agricultural trade modeling, simulate the policy shock within the spatial equilibrium framework. The model computes resulting changes in global commodity prices, bilateral trade flows, and welfare effects across the defined trade blocks.