Long-Run Impact of Biofuels on Food Prices

Scandinavian Journal of Economics

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 733-767

  Chakravorty, Ujjayant ^a   Hubert, Marie Hélène ^b   Moreaux, Michel ^c   Nøstbakken, Linda ^d  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^d NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clean energy; food demand; land quality; Q24; Q32; Q42; renewable fuel standards; transportation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BIOFUEL; CARBON EMISSION; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; FOOD MARKET; LAND USE CHANGE; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TRANSPORTATION;

UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85021348789     PISSN: 03470520     EISSN: 14679442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjoe.12177     Document Type: Article

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