Journal of Global Economic Analysis · 2019 · 496 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesEconomicsEnvironmental EconomicsInternational EconomicsInternational TradeCarbon AccountingGlobal TradeGreenhouse Gas AccountingTime Series EconometricsTrade LiberalizationTrade PolicyCarbon DioxideCarbon Dioxide EmissionsCarbon Dioxide Emissions MeasurementEconomy-wide Emissions ModelingGlobal EquilibriumInternational Trade EconomicsMarginsWorld Economy
The GTAP 10 database expands the Global Trade, Assistance, and Production model to 65 sectors across 141 countries, covering 98 % of world GDP and 92 % of the population, and serves as the foundation for most global general equilibrium analyses. The study uses the GTAP 10 time series to analyze how carbon dioxide emissions embedded in bilateral merchandise and services trade evolved between 2004 and 2014. The database provides detailed data for 2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014, including production, intermediate and final uses, trade and transport margins, and taxes/subsidies across 141 countries and 65 sectors.
This paper highlights the numerous improvements to the Global Trade, Assistance, and Production (GTAP) Data Base, version 10 (also referred to as GTAP 10). The Data Base describes the world economy for 4 reference years (2004, 2007, 2011, and 2014) and distinguishes 65 sectors, up from 57 in the previous release, in each of the 141 countries/regions. The 121 countries in the Data Base account for 98% of world GDP and 92% of world population. For each country/region, the Data Base reports production, intermediate and final uses, international trade and transport margins, and taxes/subsidies. This Data Base underlies most, if not all, applied global general equilibrium models. We use the time series GTAP 10 Data Base to examine the evolution of carbon dioxide emissions embodied in bilateral merchandise and services trade over the 2004-2014 period.