IMPLICATIONS OF A CARBON BASED ENERGY TAX FOR U.S. AGRICULTURE

Uwe A. Schneider () and Bruce A. McCarl

No FNU-17, Working Papers from Research unit Sustainability and Global Change, Hamburg University

Abstract: Policies to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions are likely to increase the prices for fossil fuel based energy. Higher energy prices would raise farmers' expenditure on machinery fuels, irrigation water, farm chemicals, and grain drying. To compute the economic net impacts of increased farm input costs on agricultural production after market adjustment, we employ a price endogenous sector model for United States agriculture. Results show little impact on net farm income in the intermediate run.

Keywords: Agricultural Sector Model; Energy Tax; Greenhouse Gas; Emission Reduction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-01, Revised 2003-01
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Journal Article: Implications of a Carbon-Based Energy Tax for U.S. Agriculture (2005)
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