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VA<br />

A i<br />

Efficiency parameter <strong>in</strong> value-added composite<br />

L<br />

A i<br />

VA i<br />

Efficiency parameter <strong>in</strong> composite labour<br />

α Distribution parameter for the composite value-added<br />

α N ji<br />

Distribution parameter for composite <strong>in</strong>termediate<br />

α ID ji<br />

Distribution parameter for <strong>in</strong>termediate domestic <strong>in</strong>put<br />

α IM ji<br />

Distribution parameter for the <strong>in</strong>termediate imported <strong>in</strong>put<br />

α K i<br />

Distribution parameter for capital<br />

α L i<br />

Distribution parameter for composite labour<br />

α li<br />

Distribution parameter for labour <strong>of</strong> category l <strong>in</strong> composite labour.<br />

β ih<br />

Marg<strong>in</strong>al budget share <strong>in</strong> household consumption.<br />

<strong>The</strong> fixed level subsistence consumption by households<br />

θ ih<br />

α D i<br />

Distribution parameter for domestic commodity <strong>in</strong> the formation <strong>of</strong> the composite domestic<br />

commodity<br />

α Distribution parameter for imported commodity <strong>in</strong> the formation <strong>of</strong> the composite domestic<br />

M i<br />

commodity<br />

γ Distribution parameter for the domestic commodity <strong>in</strong> the CET function <strong>of</strong> gross production.<br />

d<br />

e i<br />

i<br />

γ Distribution parameter for the exported commodity <strong>in</strong> the CET function <strong>of</strong> gross production.<br />

ρ x i<br />

Substitution parameter <strong>of</strong> the composite value added <strong>in</strong>put and composite <strong>in</strong>termediate<br />

<strong>in</strong>put <strong>in</strong> the gross sectoral production<br />

ρ Substitution parameter between domestic and imported <strong>in</strong>termediate <strong>in</strong>puts.<br />

n i<br />

ρ va i<br />

Substitution parameter <strong>of</strong> the primary factors <strong>in</strong> the value-added composite formation<br />

ρ L i<br />

Substitution parameter <strong>of</strong> the different labour categories <strong>in</strong> the formation <strong>of</strong> composite<br />

labour<br />

φ Substitution parameter between domestic and export commodities <strong>in</strong> the transformation <strong>of</strong> gross<br />

x i<br />

product<br />

σ Elasticity <strong>of</strong> substitution between domestic and imported goods<br />

Q i<br />

ν<br />

Wage <strong>in</strong>dexation parameter.<br />

ψ Elasticity <strong>of</strong> transformation between the domestically consumed and the exported<br />

X<br />

i<br />

components <strong>of</strong> gross sectoral product<br />

μ Weights <strong>of</strong> different sectors <strong>in</strong> aggregate price <strong>in</strong>dex .<br />

i<br />

β <strong>The</strong> proportion <strong>of</strong> household group h ownership <strong>of</strong> labour <strong>of</strong> category l<br />

hl<br />

ϖ <strong>The</strong> share <strong>of</strong> commodity j <strong>in</strong> the capital good<br />

β i<br />

κ<br />

i<br />

h<br />

ij<br />

Proportion <strong>of</strong> commodity <strong>in</strong> government’s total consumption.<br />

Exogenous sectoral <strong>in</strong>vestment share <strong>in</strong> total <strong>in</strong>vestments.<br />

s Sav<strong>in</strong>gs rate <strong>of</strong> a given household group h.<br />

Table A.4: List <strong>of</strong> Exogenous Variables <strong>in</strong> KEGEM Closure<br />

Variable Subscript range No. Description<br />

ER 1 <strong>The</strong> exchange rate for the Kenyan shill<strong>in</strong>g to the US<br />

dollar.<br />

w<br />

P i=1,...,3 3 World import prices<br />

m i<br />

w<br />

P e i<br />

i=1,...,3 3 World export prices

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