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Distributional impacts of carbon taxation and revenue recycling: a behavioural microsimulation

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  • Tovar Reaños, Miguel & Lynch, Muireann Á., 2019. "Distributional impacts of carbon taxation and revenue recycling: a behavioural microsimulation," Papers WP626, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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