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Economic and Distributional Impacts of turning the Value-Added Tax into a Carbon Tax

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  • Reaños, Miguel Tovar
  • De Bruin, Kelly
  • Meier, David
  • Yakut, Aykut Mert

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  • Reaños, Miguel Tovar & De Bruin, Kelly & Meier, David & Yakut, Aykut Mert, 2022. "Economic and Distributional Impacts of turning the Value-Added Tax into a Carbon Tax," Papers WP739, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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