Energy Security: Analysis of Studies on Economic Consequences of an Oil Import Tariff
RCED-89-70BR
Published: Jun 16, 1989. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO compared the assumptions and statistical methods of separate studies by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Harvard University Energy and Environmental Policy Center to determine why the studies reached different conclusions on the economic consequences of a tariff on imported oil.
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Economic analysisEconomic growthEconomic researchEnergy researchFiscal policiesGross national productOil importingRecessionStatistical methodsTariffs