$TITLE Model M25: Closed 2x2 Economy with an Unprofitable Activity $ONTEXT Production Sectors Consumers Markets | X Y W | CONS ------------------------------------------------------ PX | 100 -100 | PY | 100 -100 | PW | 200 | -200 PL | -40 -60 | 100 PK | -60 -40 | 100 ------------------------------------------------------ Activity Z is unprofitable at initial equilibrium prices. It is therefore not operated, and we cannot infer its technical properties from the benchmark social accounting data. We assume that Z is 10% less efficient than X. $OFFTEXT PARAMETERS TX; TX = 0; $ONTEXT $MODEL:M25 $SECTORS: X ! Activity level for sector X Y ! Activity level for sector Y W ! Activity level for sector W (Hicksian welfare index) Z ! Alternative activity for producing X. $COMMODITIES: PX ! Price index for commodity X PY ! Price index for commodity Y PL ! Price index for primary factor L PK ! Price index for primary factor K PW ! Price index for welfare (expenditure function) $CONSUMERS: CONS ! Income level for consumer CONS $PROD:X s:1 O:PX Q:100 I:PL Q: 40 A:CONS T:TX I:PK Q: 60 A:CONS T:TX $PROD:Y s:1 O:PY Q:100 I:PL Q:60 I:PK Q:40 $PROD:Z s:1 O:PX Q: 100 I:PL Q: 44 I:PK Q: 66 $PROD:W s:1 O:PW Q:200 I:PX Q:100 I:PY Q:100 $DEMAND:CONS D:PW Q:200 E:PL Q:100 E:PK Q:100 $OFFTEXT $SYSINCLUDE mpsgeset M25 PW.FX = 1; Z.L = 0; $INCLUDE M25.GEN SOLVE M25 USINCP MCP; * Lets levy a high on sector X and see what happens: TX = 0.25; $INCLUDE M25.GEN SOLVE M25 USING MCP; * What is the effect of the tax if Z could not be used? Z.FX = 0; TX = 0.25; $INCLUDE M25.GEN SOLVE M25 USING MCP;