Geography matters: International trade patterns and the indirect land use effects of biofuels

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 919-935

  Villoria, Nelson B ^a   Hertel, Thomas W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

area response; Armington model; biofuels; indirect land use; integrated world market; international trade; law of one price

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOFUEL; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LAND USE; MARKET DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052554678     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aar025     Document Type: Article

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