Biofuels and economic development: A computable general equilibrium analysis for Tanzania

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1922-1930

  Arndt, Channing ^a   Pauw, Karl ^b   Thurlow, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biofuels; CGE model; Growth; Poverty; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS PRODUCTION; CGE MODEL; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; CULTIVATED LANDS; DEVELOPMENT NEEDS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; POVERTY; PUBLIC INVESTMENTS; SMALLHOLDER FARMERS; TANZANIA;

GROWTH (MATERIALS); INVESTMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROFITABILITY;

BIOFUELS;

BIOFUEL; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ETHANOL; LOW INCOME POPULATION; OIL PRODUCTION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PROFITABILITY; SMALLHOLDER;

TANZANIA;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84866280574     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2012.07.020     Document Type: Article

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