Modeling a Small Open Economy Considering the Structure of Electricity Market Based on the Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model

Electricity is one of the essential factors for the economic development in almost all countries. On the other hand, the increasing use of the non-renewable energy, like fossil fuels for electricity generation, would lead to the depletion of the non-renewable reserves. Also, the use of fossil fuels is one of the most important factors contributing to environmental pollution and climate change. Hence, the optimal use of energy in the process of the economic development has always been considered as an important objective for the sustainable development. In this research, a small open economy has been devised by considering a structure for its electric power market based on the Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model, taking into account four main sectors, including households, production, government and the foreign trade sector. Furthermore, the dynamic effects of shocks in the economy on macroeconomic variables have been examined in the study. The simulation and analysis of impulse response functions of the model indicated that the productivity shocks in the electricity industry have significant effects on macroeconomic variables. The adjustment of the effects of shocks takes place in the long run. Moreover, the mechanism of the effect of a consumer’s preferences shock is quite different, and even its adjustment on some macroeconomic variables occurs over a longer period of time compared to the other shocks