The data are important, core structural inputs to a broad range of global economic policy models and related applications: studies of climate change and resource use (including studies feeding into the IPCC process); regional economic integration; and the effects of globalization. For this reason, the consortium membership (those contributing to the database) includes prominent global governance and policy research institutions like the World Bank, European Commission, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The data are essential inputs to numerous global economic models and applications, including studies on climate change, resource use (such as those contributing to IPCC processes), regional integration, and globalization. Consequently, consortium membership (those providing the database) includes prominent institutions like the World Bank, European Commission, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, MIT Joint Program on Global Change, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.