A 1989 Global Database for the Static World Policy Simulation (SWOPSIM) Modeling Framework

Abstract

This report documents a 1989 global database for the static world policy simulation (SWOPSIM) model building framework. A consistent set of data on production, consumption, trade, prices, and support has been assembled in the form of five large global models. Using SWOPSIM aggregation program, data from these global models can be aggregated to construct smaller global models which suit user needs while at the same time retaining global net trade • balances. The global models view the world in different ways with four of them emphasizing regional detail in Europe, the Western Hemisphere, Asia, and Africa. The report documents the base data and parameters for the models as well as the programs used to prepare and manipulate their data.