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Non-parametric and Parametric Modeling of Biodiesel - Sunflower Oil - Crude Oil Price Relationships

Hassouneh, Islam; Serra, Teresa; Gil, Jose Maria - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2011

price transmission patterns between food and energy prices in Spain. Weekly biodiesel, sunflower and crude oil prices …-run equilibrium relationship between the three prices studied. Biodiesel is the only variable that adjusts to deviations from this … long-run parity. Local linear regression techniques show that the speed of adjustment of biodiesel prices is higher when …

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Consumers' preferences towards biodiesel in the Spanish transport sector: A case study in Catalonia

Kallas, Zein; Gil, José Maria - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014

In this paper, we analyse the opinions, attitudes and willingness of consumers to pay for biodiesel as an alternative … literature in Spain, that consumers were not willing to pay for biodiesel, especially when its production may negatively affect …

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MODELLING IMPACTS OF SOME EUROPEAN BIOFUEL MEASURES

Ledebur, Oliver von; Salamon, Petra; Zimmermann, Andrei; … - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2008

Against the background of increasing concerns regarding the energy supply security as well as environmental concern the interest for renewable energy sources has increased in recent years. The biofuel sector, backed by public policies, experienced a strong increase in and outside Europe. A...

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Optimal Management of Invasive Species with Different Reproduction and Survival Strategies

Elofsson, Katarina; Bengtsson, Goran; Gren, Ing-Marie - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2011

In this paper, a numerical model is developed where the role of species life history and age structure for the optimal management of a harvested resident species which is exposed to an invasive species. It is shown that reproduction and mortality characteristics of both species as well as age...

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Climate change impacts on crop risks and agricultural production in Finland

Lehtonen, Heikki; Kujala, Sanna - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2007

Climate Change is expected to improve crop production conditions significantly in northern Europe. In some studies a significant increase in agricultural production is expected in northern Europe while drought is becoming gradually more severe in Southern Europe and France due to climate change....

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Optimal Structure of Farms in a Region - A Modeling Approach

Majewski, Edward; Was, Adam - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005

In the paper the regional, optimization model of agriculture and its use for predicting probable reactions of farmers … optimization models a farm model, used to optimize the production structure of the farms typical for the region, and an …

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