The economics of a Blender's tax credit versus a tax exemption: The case of U.S. "splash and dash" biodiesel exports to the European Union

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 510-527

  de Gorter, Harry ^a   Drabik, Dusan ^a   Just, David R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Blender's tax credit; European union; Germany; Splash dash; Tax exemption; Trade; United states.

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955184501     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/ppr024     Document Type: Article

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