Economic and policy implications of public support for ethanol production in California's San Joaquin Valley

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1155-1167

  Burnes, Ellen ^a   Wichelns, Dennis ^b   Hagen, John W ^b  

^a MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural policy; Ethanol subsidies; Regional economics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; MARKETING; RAW MATERIALS; RURAL AREAS; STANDARDS;

AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS; METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE); OXYGENATED GASOLINE; PUBLIC GOODS;

PUBLIC POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; PETROLEUM;

AGRICULTURE; AIR QUALITY; CALIFORNIA; EPA; ETHANOL; GASOLINE; STANDARDS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11244266142     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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