diff --git a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
index e33bf828ba9b229ae1a323f5ae734438817db07a..53c8063a05e2b31da1d8850870d70af1ebc9e8d2 100644
--- a/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
+++ b/src/ac/ed/lurg/ModelConfig.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class ModelConfig {
 	public static final String COUNTRY_DATA_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "country_data.csv";
 	public static final String NET_IMPORTS_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "net_imports.csv";
 	public static final String BIOENERGY_DEMAND_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "bio_demand.csv";
-	public static final String TRADE_BARRIERS_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "trade_barriers_dummy.csv";
+	public static final String TRADE_BARRIERS_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "tradeBarriers.csv";
 	public static final String STOCKS_FILE = DATA_DIR + File.separator + "global_stocks.csv";
 	
 	// yield data
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ public class ModelConfig {
 	
 	public static final double DOMESTIC_PRICE_MARKUP = getDoubleProperty("DOMESTIC_PRICE_MARKUP", 1.2);
 	public static final double TRANSPORT_LOSSES = getDoubleProperty("TRANSPORT_LOSSES", 0.05);  // in international trade
-	public static final double TRADE_BARRIER_FACTOR_DEFAULT = getDoubleProperty("TRADE_BARRIER_FACTOR_DEFAULT", 0.4);  // price factor in international trade, transport cost and real trade barriers
+	public static final double TRADE_BARRIER_FACTOR_DEFAULT = getDoubleProperty("TRADE_BARRIER_FACTOR_DEFAULT", 0.2);  // price factor in international trade, transport cost and real trade barriers
+	public static final double TRADE_BARRIER_ADJ = getDoubleProperty("TRADE_BARRIER_ADJ", 1.0); //to scale barriers according to SSP's 
 	public static final boolean ACTIVE_TRADE_BARRIERS = getBooleanProperty("ACTIVE_TRADE_BARRIERS", false);  // if set to true read in barrier information from file, otherwise use default as above
 
 	public static final boolean PROTECTED_AREAS_ENABLED = getBooleanProperty("PROTECTED_AREAS_ENABLED", true);