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Perfectly mobile factors


Definition

Perfectly mobile factors: factors that can move freely across uses (sectors), so their price across sectors are the same.


Market clear condition

For perfectly mobile factors, the market clear condition is (Recall the accounting relationship in GTAP):


Level form

sum of conditional demand of the factor across all sectors = its total endowment


Linearized form

EQUATION MKTCLENDWM
# This equation assures market clearing for perfectly mobile endowment(HS2) #
(all,i,ENDWM_COMM)
qo(i) = sum{j,PROD_COMM, REVSHR(i,j) * qfe(i,j)}

+ endwslack(i) ;


Note


Example