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Limiting U.S. Oil Imports: Cost Estimates

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The Energy Modeling Forum recently compared ten world oil models. This paper examines the costs of curtailing growth in U.S. oil imports based upon the supply and demand responses to price in six of these models. The analysis estimates direct resource costs over the 1989–2010 period from U.S. results for aflat and a rising price case spanning an $18 per barrel difference by the year 2000 and beyond. To provide a balanced perspective, the paper also includes estimates of some potential benefits from import‐reduction policies. These benefits include smaller wealth transfers during a disruption and lower oil prices without disruptions. While keeping future oil imports at today's level appears to be quite costly, the results here indicate that less aggressive import‐reduction programs offer some opportunity for economic gain.

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  • HILLARD G. Huntington, 1993. "Limiting U.S. Oil Imports: Cost Estimates," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 11(3), pages 12-29, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:coecpo:v:11:y:1993:i:3:p:12-29
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1993.tb00386.x
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