Powering America: The impact of ethanol production in the Corn Belt states

Energy Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1228-1234

  Blanco, Luisa ^a   Isenhouer, Michelle ^a  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

County level analysis; Energy policy; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

COUNTY LEVEL; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ILLINOIS; INDIANA; KENTUCKY; LOW LEVEL; MICHIGAN; MINNESOTA; MISSOURIS; NEBRASKA; WISCONSIN;

EMPLOYMENT; ETHANOL; FORESTRY; WAGES;

ENERGY POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; EMPLOYMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ETHANOL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WAGE;

CORN BELT; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78149413173     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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