In recent times, greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets have been frequently discussed in climate-change policy debates. Computable energy-economic models have played a significant role in the process of formulating policy goals. However, these models are very complicated and contain many ad hoc...

We used 1995–2000–2005 linked input–output (IO) tables for Japan to examine estimation errors of updated IO tables and the resulting prediction errors in computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis developed with updated IO tables. As we usually have no true IO tables for the target year...

Brazil’s trade with China has expanded at a tremendous pace over the past few years. Between 1999 and 2004, its exports to China have grown by 800 percent in value terms while the value of its imports from China has more than tripled. China is now Brazil’s third most important export...