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Table 15 Model parameters

From: Cost distribution and equity of climate policy in Switzerland

Symbol

Description

Elasticity of substitution parameters

\(\sigma ^{T}_{i}\)

Elasticity of transformation between domestic and export markets

\(\sigma ^{A}_{i}\)

Domestic-imported composite in domestic market

\(\sigma ^{topc}_{c}\)

Top level (transport-non-transport composite)

\(\sigma ^{at}_{c}\)

Transport composite

\(\sigma ^{kle\_m}_{g}\)

Value-added-energy-material composite

\(\sigma ^{m}_{g}\)

Material composite

\(\sigma ^{kl\_e}_{i}\)

Value-added-energy composite

\(\sigma ^{k\_l}_{i}\)

Value-added composite

\(\sigma ^{cgo\_ele}_{g}\)

Energy composite

\(\sigma ^{c\_go}_{g}\)

Fossil fuel composite

\(\sigma ^{g\_o}_{g}\)

Liquid fuel and gas composite

\(\sigma ^{ELE}_{tec}\)

Capital-O&M composite in electricity generation

Input and expenditure shares

\(\theta ^{YX}_{D,i}\)

Share of supply to domestic market

\(\theta ^{topc}_{at,c}\)

Share of transport nest in total expenditures

\(\theta ^{topc}_{kle\_m,c}\)

Share of value added and energy in total expenditures

\(\theta ^{at}_{j,c}\)

Shares of commodity j in public transport cost bundle

\(\theta ^{kle\_m}_{m,g}\)

Share of materials in kle_m

\(\theta ^{m}_{j,g}\)

Shares of commodity j in material cost bundle

\(\theta ^{cgo\_ele}_{\text {edt},g}\)

Share of electricity in energy bundle

\(\theta ^{c\_go}_{\text {coa},g}\)

Share of coal in fossil fuel bundle

\(\theta ^{g\_o}_{j,g}\)

Share of commodity j in liquid fuel bundle

\(\theta ^{kl\_e}_{k\_l,i}\)

Share of value-added cost in value-added/energy composite

\(\theta ^{k\_l}_{f,i}\)

Share of production factor f in value-added composite

\(\theta ^{A}_{D,i}\)

Share of market supply from domestic supply

\(\theta ^{ELE}_{K,tec}\)

Share of capital rents in generation costs

\(\theta ^{INC}_{L,c}\)

Value share of wage earnings in income

\(\theta ^{INC}_{K,c}\)

Value share of capital rents in income

\(\theta ^{INC}_{KE,tec,c}\)

Value share of electricity capital rents in income

\(\theta ^{INC}_{T,c}\)

Value share of transfers in income

Baseline variable values

\(\overline {ps_{st,c}}\)

Baseline prices of energy services

\(\overline {pats_{j,g}}\)

Baseline prices of market goods

\(\overline {pfd_{f,i}}\)

Baseline factor prices

Other parameters

std st

Standardized energy use per million CHF

p CO2

EU ETS permit price in CHF per tonne CO 2

\(p^{TRD}_{i}\)

World market prices

rta i, g

Value-added tax rate

rtoth i, g

Net rate of other taxes

rtmot i, g

Baseline ad valorem mineral oil tax rate

\(\phi ^{CO2}_{i,g}\)

CO 2 intensity of commodity value

\(\phi ^{MOT}_{i,g}\)

Mineral oil tax intensity of commodity value