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Biofuels at a Crossroads
Hochman, Gal - In: Choices 29 (2014) 1
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010916891
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Switching to Perennial Energy Crops under Uncertainty and Costly Reversibility
Song, Feng; Zhao, Jinhua; Swinton, Scott M. - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2009
We study a farmer’s decision to convert traditional crop land into growing dedicated energy crops, taking in account sunk conversion costs, uncertainties in traditional and energy crop returns, and learning. The optimal decision rules differ significantly from the expected net present value...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008474544
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The role of sustainability and life cycle thinking in U.S. biofuels policies
Soratana, Kullapa; Harden, Cheyenne L.; Zaimes, George G.; … - In: Energy Policy 75 (2014) C, pp. 316-326
A comprehensive review of the U.S. federal biofuel-related policies, from 1955 to 2012, was conducted to examine the progression of life cycle thinking within the policies. Over 1300 past and present federal and state biofuel laws and incentives were analyzed to identify the establishment of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011116696
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U.S. Farm Subsidies and the Biofuel Industry
Bayham, Jude; Devadoss, Stephen - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009020575
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Biomass Supply from Alternative Cellulosic Crops and Crop Residues: A Preliminary Spatial Bioeconomic Modeling Approach
Egbendewe-Mondzozo, Aklesso; Swinton, Scott M.; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2010
This paper introduces a spatial bioeconomic model for study of potential cellulosic biomass supply at regional scale. By modeling the profitability of alternative crop production practices, it captures the opportunity cost of replacing current crops by cellulosic biomass crops. The model draws...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008794476
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The Relationship among Ethanol, Sugar and Oil Prices in Brazil: Cointegration Analysis with Structural Breaks
Bo, Chen; Sayed, Saghaian - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
. The issue of price linkage among ethanol, sugar and oil is particular interesting and important in the context of … second sub-period. Also oil price demonstrates weakly exogenous to the prices of the other two commodities; sugar prices …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125391
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Invasive Species Management Through Tariffs: Are Prevention and Protection Synonymous?
Ranjan, Ram - International Agricultural Trade and Policy Center … - 2004
This Paper designs a political economy model of invasive species management in order to explore the effectiveness of tariffs in mitigating the risk of invasion. The revenue interests of the government together with the interests of the lobby group competing with the imported agricultural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806300
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Oil and Agriculture in the Post-Separation Sudan
Siddig, Khalid H.A. - Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Khartoum - 2012
’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) ended more than 20 years of civil war. According to the CPA, the Sudan’s government has 50% of the oil … exploited from the wells existing in the south in addition to the oil produced from the northern wells. The latter represents … about 30% of the total oil production in Sudan. In January 2011, the people in southern Sudan have voted for separation from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010909408
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ELEMENTOS PARA A ANÁLISE DAS DEFESAS DE INTERESSES ARTICULADOS AO COMPLEXO AGROINDUSTRIAL DO FUMO
Prieb, Rita Pauli; Zanella, Cristine Koehler - Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural - SOBER - 2008
O artigo apresenta as contribuições do Direito, Ciência Política e Agricultura Sociológica para compreender melhor as relações que se estabelecem entre os atores do CAI do fumo e o Estado brasileiro no que concerne à formulação de políticas públicas para o referido setor. Para tanto,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216579
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Organizations of farmers in Poland - their power and influence on agricultural policy
Milczarek-Andrzejewska, Dominika - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125160