Removing Distortions in the U.S. Ethanol Market: What Does It Imply for the United States and Brazil?

Amani Elobeid and Simla Tokgoz

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2008, vol. 90, issue 4, 918-932

Abstract: We analyze the impact of trade liberalization and removal of the federal tax credit in the United States on ethanol markets using a multimarket international ethanol model. We find that U.S. trade barriers have been effective in protecting the ethanol industry. Under current policy, there is separability of the U.S. ethanol market from world markets. With trade liberalization, the ethanol market deepens, making it less susceptible to price volatility. The effect of trade liberalization extends beyond ethanol markets, affecting agricultural markets. The results show that the impact of removal of the tax credit overrides the impact of the tariff removal. Copyright 2008, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2008
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