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Publisher:: International Monetary Fund
ISSN:: 1018-5941

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Modeling the Impact of Taxes on Petroleum Exploration and Development

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Volume/Issue:: 2012/278
Series:: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):: James Smith
Publisher:: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:: November 2012
DOI:: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557754455.001
ISBN:: 9781557754455
ISSN:: 1018-5941
Page:: 46

We present a simple model of petroleum exploration and development that can be applied to study the performance of alternative tax systems and identify potential distortions. Although the model is a highly simplified, it incorporates many factors and some of the key tradeoffs that would influence an investor's investment behavior. The model recognizes the role of enhanced oil recovery and treats the impact of taxation on exploration and development in an integrated manner consistent with an investor's joint optimization of investments at both stages of the process. The model is simple and user-friendly, which facilitates application to a broad range of problems.

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Modeling the Impact of Taxes on Petroleum Exploration and Development

Modeling the Impact of Taxes on Petroleum Exploration and Development

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