Implicit Additivity as a Strategy for Restricting The Parameter Space in CGE Models

Thomas Hertel, Everett Peterson, Yves Surry, Paul Preckel () and Marinos E. Tsigas

No 270868, 1990 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Vancouver, Canada from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the value of the Constant Difference Elasticity (CDE) functional form in applied general equilibrium analysis. It is a natural generalization of the commonly used CES form which permits the researcher to calibrate preferences to complete vectors of own-price and income elasticities. Similarly revenue and cost functions may be calibrated to appropriate vectors of compensated own-price elasticities of supply and demand. Because the CDE is an implicit functional form, its incorporation into a CGE model requires some additional steps. These are discussed and a tworegion, three good illustration is provided.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39
Date: 1990-08-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.270868

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