The economy-wide effects in the United States of replacing crude petroleum with biomass
Dixon, Peter, Osborne, Stefan and Rimmer, Maureen T (2007) The economy-wide effects in the United States of replacing crude petroleum with biomass. Energy and Environment, 18 (6). pp. 709-722. ISSN 0958-305X
Abstract
Part of President Bush's energy policy is to encourage research aimed at reducing the cost of biomass-based motor fuels to become competitive with petroleum-based fuels. We use a dynamic, CGE model to investigate the economy-wide implications of successful implementation of this policy. We find in the long-run, 2020, that the U. S. would experience significant benefits arising from: (1) substitution of biomass whose price is likely to fall in the long-run for crude petroleum whose price is likely to rise; (2) reduction in the world price of crude petroleum; (3) increased employment; and (4) higher export prices.
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Item type | Article |
URI | https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/24636 |
DOI | 10.1260/095830507782088631 |
Official URL | http://multi-science.metapress.com/content/974w1l5... |
Subjects | Historical > FOR Classification > 1402 Applied Economics Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > College of Business Current > Division/Research > Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS) |
Keywords | biomass-based fuels, petroleum-based fuels, CGE modeling, energy policy |
Citations in Scopus | 26 - View on Scopus |
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