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spillovers to both corn and ethanol markets are somewhat similar in timing and magnitude, but moderately stronger to the ethanol … market. The shares of corn and ethanol price variability directly attributed to volatility in the crude oil market are …. Volatility transmission is also found from the corn to the ethanol market, but not the opposite. The findings provide insights …
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-based ethanol facility in the central Appalachian hardwood region. The model maximizes the net present value (NPV) of a facility … scenario. Average ethanol production costs were approximately $2.02 to $2.08 per gallon. Production costs were most impacted by … biomass availability, mill residue purchase price, plant investment and capacity, ethanol yield, and financing. Findings …
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While theoretically more efficient than starch-based ethanol production systems, conversion of lignocellulosic biomass … to ethanol is not without major challenges. A multi-region, multi-period, mixed integer mathematical programming model … price of ethanol, for a gasification-fermentation process. Given base assumptions, gasification-fermentation of …
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such as ethanol blends. The main result of the paper is that given the historical price patterns of conventional gasoline …Dramatic increases in levels and volatility of gasoline prices observed in recent years may create market incentives … real-options pricing approach to develop optimal thresholds for switching from conventional gasoline to alternative fuels …
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This article examines economic incentives and other mechanisms to offset non-point source pollution from agriculture. A biophysical simulator to estimate technical relationships is linked to linear programming models for representative farms in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The models are...
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Mechanism design theory is used to examine the case of a cost-minimizing regulator who uses input-reduction subsidies to meet an exogenously imposed ambient standard for nonpoint source pollution. A general result claimed for a welfare-maximizing equilibrium. Numerical results suggest the...
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Rising landfill costs have forced solid waste managers to consider ways to reduce the waste stream. Using survey data, models explaining the weight of recyclables generated by households are estimated for paper and glass. Results indicate that households respond to the time cost of recycling...
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This study examines the factors affecting state annual share of national inventory for each of the hog, dairy, and fed-cattle sectors using data from the 48 contiguous states for 1976 to 2000. The paper develops a state specific, time-series environmental stringency measure and introduces...
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Most economic studies of pollution control analyze policies that are optimal for a given set of underlying parameters. Less understood is how such policies perform when the underlying parameters change and policies are not adjusted in response, or what the benefits of adjustment are. We...
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This study estimates the cost effectiveness of alternative environmental policies for controlling nitrate contamination of groundwater in the Seymour aquifer region of Texas. Results from biophysical simulation model are integrated with a farm-level optimization model. The study also compares...
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