Understanding Biofuels Economic Impact Claims

David A. Swenson

Staff General Research Papers Archive from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: There are several associations and groups producing estimates of job and other economic impacts attributable to biofuels production. This report deconstructs recent robust claims of job gains by biofuels advocates in the state of Iowa and concludes that the actual increase in employment in Iowa is much more modest.

JEL-codes: B40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-04-01
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