Are subsidies for biodiesel economically efficient?

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3993-4001

  Wassell Jr , Charles S ^a   Dittmer, Timothy P ^a  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Externality; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; BIODIESEL USE; NICHE ALTERNATIVE FUEL MARKETS; SUBSIDIES;

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

DIESEL FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY USE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

EID: 33750012347     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2005.09.024     Document Type: Article

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