KITE / Use it

Two ways in.

Install the KITE R package locally for full control over models, scenarios and pipelines — or use KITE-Transfer in the cloud, a UI for non-expert modellers running pre-configured KITE models.

FOR MODELLERS

Local · R package

Install KITE in R. The public open-source package currently ships two models, with more coming, plus a synthetic end-to-end example and the shared scenario/result API.

R ≥ 3.5 GPL-3 Open code

FOR EVERYONE ELSE

Cloud · KITE-Transfer

A web interface for policy advisors, ministry staff and international organisations. Build a scenario by clicking, run it in the cloud, download results.

No code Beta 2026

OPTION A · LOCAL

Install the R package.

Drop into your existing R environment. Public KITE 26.05 exposes the shared workflow, two open-source models, and a worked synthetic example; calibrated real-world baselines are handled per application.

OPEN SOURCE Caliendo-Parro 2015 and Chowdhry-Hinz-Kamin-Wanner 2024 ship now; more of the 13-model suite will follow.
REPLICABLE Replicable runs. The solver returns an S3 kite_result with convergence diagnostics, settings, scenario input, and processed outputs.
REPLICATION The public package ships a synthetic tutorial; policy-brief replication data are linked per application where available.

# Install from GitHub
remotes::install_github("julianhinz/KITE")

library(KITE)

# Verify
packageVersion("KITE")  #> 26.05

# Run the shipped synthetic tutorial
example_path <- system.file(
  "examples", "example.R",
  package = "KITE"
)
source(example_path)
res <- run_kite_example()

res$cp$info$convergence
res$chkw$info$convergence

Default public license: GPL-3. For calibrated initial conditions or alternative licensing terms, write to kite@kielinstitut.de.

Need a related question that is not covered yet, a combination of current extensions, or more granular initial conditions for your sector or product? Get in touch; we will do our best to build it.

PREREQUISITES

R version 3.5.0 or newer. Use remotes to install from GitHub; package dependencies are installed through R's normal package tooling.

The public R package currently ships 2 of the 13 KITE models. Code is open under GPL-3; calibration and brief data are released per application where licensing permits.

OPTION B · CLOUD

KITE-Transfer.

SCENARIO SKETCH — for illustration. The interactive solver runs locally via the R package; the form below is a non-binding preview of the upcoming web UI.

A web interface for non-expert users. Define a scenario through an intuitive UI, run pre-configured KITE models in the cloud, and download publication-ready results — full GE rigour preserved.