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Using the CBO-EPPA Model to Analyze Carbon Import Tariffs and Export Rebates: Working Paper 2026-03

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  • Gokce Akin-Olcum
  • Kenneth Austin Castellanos

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In this working paper, we analyze the effects of carbon import tariffs and export rebates (implemented along with a carbon tax) on sectoral output, trade, and carbon dioxide emissions and compare them with the effects of a carbon tax alone. For that analysis, we used a modified version of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Economic Projection and Policy Analysis (EPPA) model, known as CBO-EPPA. This paper provides an overview of that model and outlines its strengths and limitations.Using CBO-EPPA, we estimate that implementing a carbon tax

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  • Gokce Akin-Olcum & Kenneth Austin Castellanos, 2026. "Using the CBO-EPPA Model to Analyze Carbon Import Tariffs and Export Rebates: Working Paper 2026-03," Working Papers 61915, Congressional Budget Office.
    • Handle: RePEc:cbo:wpaper:61915
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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F18 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Environment
    • Q56 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environment and Development; Environment and Trade; Sustainability; Environmental Accounts and Accounting; Environmental Equity; Population Growth
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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