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| Tokgoz, Simla. |
| The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of crude oil prices on the EU agricultural sector in an era when the biofuels sector is expanding because of policy initiatives and the desire to find alternative fuel sources. To this end, first a baseline is set up for the EU ethanol, grain, and dried distillers grains markets. In the next step, two different scenarios are run. The first scenario incorporates a 10-Euros-per-barrel increase in the EU crude oil price with the ethanol import tariffs in place. The second scenario incorporates the same shock with the ethanol import tariffs removed. In the first scenario, higher crude oil prices increase ethanol consumption, production, and therefore grain prices. In the second scenario, the impact of trade... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Bioeconomic models; Energy; Trade analysis and policy.; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47051 |
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| Brennan, Donna C.. |
| The potential for improving irrigation scheduling decisions and adoption of more efficient irrigation systems is explored using a bioeconomic simulation model of lettuce production on the Gnangara Mound near Perth, Western Australia. Sandy soils with poor water and nutrient holding capacity are associated with declining marginal productivity of water at high water use, which would create an incentive to reduce water use and to adopt closer sprinkler spacing if farmers had correct information about the declining marginal productivity of water. Incorrect perceptions regarding water–yield relationships lead to over use of water by up to 50 per cent and reduce profits by $475 per crop hectare (12 per cent) in the short run, and remove the incentive to adopt... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Bioeconomic models; Horticulture; Irrigation; Technology adoption; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118335 |
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