The Substantial Bias from Ignoring General Equilibrium Effects in Estimating Excess Burden, and a Practical Solution

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Aug. 4, 2003

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Roberton C. Williams III

Senior Fellow

Rob Williams is a senior fellow at RFF. He studies both environmental policy and tax policy, with a particular focus on interactions between the two.

Lawrence Goulder

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