Technical Notes

The Program's Technical Notes Series provides documentation of technical details of Program models and supporting data sets and analysis, both for our own use, and for other researchers who may wish to recreate or update the work.

Technical Note 13.
A Global General Equilibrium Model with U.S. State-Level Detail for Trade and Environmental Policy Analysis—Technical Notes

Caron, J. and S. Rausch (February 2013)
[abstract] [PDF: 1229 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 43 pgs., 2013

Technical Note 12.
Emission Inventory for Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollutants in EPPA 5

Waugh, C., S. Paltsev, N. Selin, J. Reilly, J. Morris and M. Sarofim (April 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 4111 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 51 pgs., 2011

Technical Note 11.
Computing Tax Rates for Economic Modeling: A Global Dataset Approach

Gurgel, A., G. Metcalf, N. Osouf & J. Reilly (January 2007)
[abstract] [PDF: 133 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 15 pgs, 2007

Technical Note 10.
Analyzing Methane-Emitting Activities: Longitudinal Data, Emissions Coefficients, and Spatial Distributions

Asadoorian, M.O., J.M. Reilly and A.V. Masurkar (July 2006)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://web.mit.edu/globalchange/www/MITJPSPGC_TechNote10.pdf]
Joint Program Technical Note, 32 pgs, 2006

Technical Note 9.
Improving the Refining Sector in EPPA

Choumert, F., S. Paltsev and J. Reilly (July 2006)
[abstract] [PDF: 1202 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 56 pgs, 2006

Technical Note 8.
Historical Anthropogenic Emissions Inventories for Greenhouse Gases and Major Criteria Pollutants

Asadoorian, M.O., M.C. Sarofim, J.M. Reilly, S. Paltsev and C. Forest (July 2006)
[abstract] [PDF: 723 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 25 pgs, 2006

Technical Note 7.
Comparing Tax Rates Using OECD and GTAP6 Data

Gurgel, A., G. Metcalf and J. Reilly (May 2006)
[abstract] [PDF: 459 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 8 pgs, 2006

Technical Note 6.
Computable General Equilibrium Models and Their Use in Economy-Wide Policy Analysis

Sue Wing, I. (September 2004)
[abstract] [PDF: 433 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 50 pgs, 2004

Technical Note 5.
Disaggregating Household Transport in the MIT-EPPA Model

Paltsev, S., L. Viguier, M. Babiker, J. Reilly and K.H. Tay (July 2004)
[abstract] [PDF: 370 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 32 pgs, 2004

Technical Note 4.
Moving from Static to Dynamic General Equilibrium Economic Models (Notes for a beginner in MPSGE)

Paltsev, S. (June 2004)
[abstract] [PDF: 535 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 49 pgs, 2004

Technical Note 3.
MIT EPPA Projections and the Administration Proposal

Reilly, J. (March 2002)
[abstract] [PDF: 138 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 5 pgs, 2002

Technical Note 2.
Probabilistic Emissions Scenarios

Reilly, J., M. Babiker, M. Webster and M. Sarofim (July 2001)
[abstract] [PDF: 84 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 2001

Technical Note 1.
Emissions inventories and time trends for greenhouse gases and other pollutants

Mayer, M., R. Hyman, J. Harnisch and J. Reilly (July 2000)
[abstract] [PDF: 579 kB]
Joint Program Technical Note, 49 pgs, 2000