Food market effects of a global resource shift toward bioenergy

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1226-1232

  Senauer, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; CRUDE OIL; FOOD MARKET; GAS PRODUCTION; PRICING POLICY;

EID: 56049092335     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8276.2008.01208.x     Document Type: Article

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