PRODUCTION COSTS AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE: A CASE STUDY

John Reilly and S. M. Kane

No 270334, 1988 Annual Meeting, August 1-3, Knoxville, Tennessee from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This paper presents and analyzes new data on ethanol production costs. Future industry expansion and the economic potential of technology advances are evaluated. For ethanol to compete in the 1990's without the Federal subsidy, crude oil prices would have to rise to $40 per barrel.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19
Date: 1988-08-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.270334

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