The Centre of Policy Studies Knowledgebase

This website contains around 700 web pages relating to the work of the Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS), a group of CGE modellers based at Victoria University, Melbourne. The material includes:

• Many downloadable Working Papers.
• Extensive documentation of the GEMPACK software used for solving CGE models, developed at the unit.
• Details of CGE models constructed and used at CoPS.
• An archive of technical notes, presentations, articles, student theses, and databases.
• Details of training courses in CGE modelling.
• Sources for books published from CoPS.

Contract research and consulting

CoPS undertakes economic-modelling research for governments and businesses in many parts of the world. See the CoPS homepage at Victoria University.

Latest CoPS news

• Brian Parmenter died on 27th April, of leukaemia. He was 76. Brian was a foundation member of the CoPS group, co-author of the path-breaking ORANI book and a major contributor for 25 years through our first 4 incarnations: at St Kilda road, at La Trobe, at Uni Melb and the first half of the period at Monash. Read some recollections by Peter Dixon. Also see Brian's Facebook page


• An active area of public policy debate in Australia centres on efficient taxation of property. See the latest thoughts by Centre of Policy Studies researchers, A/Prof. Jason Nassios and Prof. James Giesecke, in their submission to a Parliament of Victoria Inquiry into this topic here.

More news here.

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Countries modelled by CoPS (right-click to view larger image)