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Continuation of policy support for the U.S. corn ethanol industry will depend upon thegreenhouse gas (GHG) effects of … the industry, and its economic viability. Theenvironmental and economic performance of ethanol plants is determined by … recently‐constructed ethanol plants in the North Central region of the US during2006-2007. It uses nonparametric data …
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Against the background of increasing concerns regarding the energy supply security as well asenvironmental concern the interest for renewable energy sources has increased in recent years. Thebiofuel sector, backed by public policies, experienced a strong increase in and outside Europe....
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, first abaseline is set up for the EU-27 ethanol, grain, and drieddistillers grains markets. In the next step, two … tariffs in place. The second scenarioincorporates the same shock with the ethanol importtariffs removed. In the first scenario …, higher crude oilprices increase ethanol consumption, production, andtherefore grain prices. In the second scenario, theimpact …
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In this study we use data envelopment analysis to decompose the overall economicefficiency of a sample of ethanol …
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environment (Kyoto Protocol) and the increasing demand for flex cars have highlighted the role of ethanol - a totally renewable … supply and demand for ethanol in Brazil, considering the period from 1995 to 2006. The method of analysis used was a … price in the market of ethanol, ceteris paribus. The results of the model were significant, but what is interesting is that …
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The understanding of how allocation decisions can maximise the economic returns to the community from water for irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation policy development, and for irrigated farmers. There is...
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Recent increases in the price of crude oil have led to a rise in the prominence of corn-based ethanol as an alternative … determine if soybeans, corn, wheat, oil, and ethanol adjust their prices asymmetrically depending on whether their actual price …
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Guided by the frame work of a household model under credit market failure, this paper aims at investigating the impact of access to credit on the adoption of hybrid maize among households that vary in their credit constraints. The data used in the study is from Malawi collected by the...
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overprices volatility. This overpricing is consistent with ashort-term risk premium whose effect is magnified by extreme changes …
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supports these assumptions. An empirical application of the arbitrage equations providesevidence that risk aversion and … subsidization of cornfor ethanol, an increase in the variety of subsidized crop insurance products, or the introduction of …
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