Ethanol: economic gain or drain?

Joshua A. Byrge and Kevin Kliesen

The Regional Economist, 2008, issue Jul, 4-9

Abstract: Corn-based ethanol can make a dent in demand for oil, but at what price? Food costs go up. Environmental damage worsens. If oil prices fall, ethanol production will probably collapse-as it did 20 years ago.

Keywords: Energy; consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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