Multisector Growth Models [electronic resource] : Theory and Application / by Terry L. Roe, Rodney B. W. Smith, D. Sirin Saracoglu.

Introduction: Orientation and Focus -- The Preliminaries -- The Two Sector Ramsey Model -- The Three-Sector Ramsey Model -- Extensions to the Three-Sector Model -- The Extended Three-Sector Model -- A Three-Sector - Two-Country World -- Data Issues and the Social Accounting Matrix -- Solution Methods in Transition Dynamics.

This book provides a reader with a practical foundation in general equilibrium theory, embeds the theory in a multi-sector dynamic framework, discusses how to practically link the theory to real economic data, and provides clear instructions on how to use existing software - in this case Mathematica - to construct model simulations for policy and other analysis. This book pulls it all together in a conceptually sound, yet practical, manner, and brings the theory to life. A unique feature is the integration of traditional static trade theory into modern neoclassical growth theory so the reader has the sense of building upon known constructs as opposed to learning a sequence of different models. The book provides several examples of real economic problems with policy interests and shows how to "bring these problems to life" with theory and data.