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The Sequencing of Import Tariffs and Emissions Taxes: Does the Timing Impact Economic Performance?

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  • Shoji Haruna
  • Rajeev K. Goel

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The intersection of environmental policies and trade policies on external diseconomies has received considerable attention in recent years. However, the impacts of the timing of pollution taxes versus import tariffs on economic performance have not been formally considered, and this forms the focus of this work. In a political economy context, import tariffs might be imposed first due to protectionist or budgetary considerations, while environmental compulsions might lead to precedence of pollution taxes. Our results show that social welfare is greater when import tariffs precede pollution taxes. Pollution taxes are lower, and domestic production is greater when import tariffs are imposed first.

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  • Shoji Haruna & Rajeev K. Goel, 2026. "The Sequencing of Import Tariffs and Emissions Taxes: Does the Timing Impact Economic Performance?," CESifo Working Paper Series 12527, CESifo.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12527
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    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • 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

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