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MARKET INTEGRATION: CASE STUDIES OF STRUCTURAL CHANGE

Franken, Jason R.V.; Parcell, Joseph L. - 2003

addresses the merger of Archer Daniels Midland and Quincy Grain, and the opening of a producer-owned ethanol plant in northeast …

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Removing Distortions in the U.S. Ethanol Market: What Does It Imply for the United States and Brazil?

Elobeid, Amani E.; Tokgoz, Simla - 2007

ethanol in gasoline consumption. U.S. net ethanol imports increase by 199 percent. Brazil responds to the higher world ethanol … Brazilian ethanol markets using a multi-market international ethanol model calibrated on 2005 market data and policies. The … removal of trade distortions induces a 23.9 percent increase in the price of world ethanol on average between 2006 and 2015 …

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Innovation system in the Brazilian sugarcane agroindustry

Tosi Furtado, André; Scandiffio, Mirna Ivonne Gaya; … - 2008

Ethanol has been recently of great interest worldwide due to two main reasons. First, it is a viable alternative to oil … products, used in light vehicles, which price has been substantially raised in the last years. In second place because ethanol … leadership of ethanol production for the United States, it is internationally recognized as the leading country to develop its …

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Does monetary policy matter in a less developed economy? Evidence from Bangladesh

Bashar, Omar H.M.N. - 2008

transmission process and impacts of monetary policy on different macro variables in Bangladesh. Monetary policy shocks are … indicate that monetary policy shocks are important sources of fluctuations in the rate of interest, output and prices …

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Analysis of the relation between crude oil futures prices and spot price using nonlinear artificial neural networks

Haidar, Imad; Pan, Heping; Kulkarni, Siddhivinayak - 2008

As the oil demand continues to surge ahead and production continues to decline, it is believed that oil prices will continue to rise to unprecedented levels. As a reference, in 2004, the crude oil price was averaging $41 per barrel while it is above $130 in today?s market. This oil price...

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MITIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: THE IMPACTS ON A DEVELOPED COUNTRY HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON AGRICULTURE

Saunders, Caroline M.; Wreford, Anita - 2003

This paper focuses on the impact of mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG) on agricultural trade. In particular, the paper assesses the impact on New Zealand (NZ), which is highly reliant on agricultural trade, with a high percentage of its total GHG emissions are originating in the agricultural...

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MARGINAL ABATEMENT COSTS FOR REDUCING LEACHING OF NITRATES IN CROATIAN FARMING SYSTEMS

Sumelius, John; Grgic, Zoran; Mesic, Milan; Franic, Ramona - 2003

The aim of this paper is to identify optional ways of preventing NO3-levels from rising within Croatian farming systems, and the implications from the viewpoint of the manager. More specifically, the purpose is to 1) Determine whether Croatian farmers exceed profit maximising levels of...

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Estimating Economic Health Costs of Not Controlling Toxic Water Pollution

Easter, K. William; Konishi, Yoshifumi - 2006

The purpose of this paper is to determine what types of information may be important in determining the welfare benefits of preventing toxic water contamination when a given type of toxification occurs (or is likely to occur) in a given setting. It attempts to identify information and behavior...

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Productivity and Environmental Performance in Marketing Cooperatives: Incentive Schemes on the Horticultural Sector

Galdeano-Gomez, Emilio; Cespedes-Lorente, Jose; … - 2006

The object of the present paper is to analyze the productivity of marketing cooperatives incorporating environmental inputs/outputs. In the European agricultural policy, expectations for attaining sustainable and competitive agriculture lie to a great extent on the cooperative sectors ability...

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Consumer's WTP for Environment-Friendly Production Methods and Collective Reputation for Place of Origin: The Case of Val di Gresta's Carrots

Scarpa, Riccardo; Thiene, Mara; Marangon, Francesco - 2006

This paper investigates preferences for various environment-friendly production system for carrots using discretechoice multi-attribute stated-preference data amongst buyers and explore the effect of collective reputations from growers of an Alpine valley known to be completely dedicated to...

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