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The Latest Unanticipated Consequence in the Ethanol Fiasco
(Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2013-12)
Until recently, the 2007 ethanol mandates have been a story of very small environmental and security benefits and large, unexpected increases in food prices as corn was diverted from food to fuel uses. Now we have another ...
U.S. Ethanol Policy: The Unintended Consequences
(The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-02)
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) mandated a steep rise in domestic ethanol production. The goals were to ease dependency on imported petroleum and to cut greenhouse gas emissions. A new blend of ...
Ethanol Waivers: Needed or Irrelevant?
(The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-10)
Because of the magnitude of the existing corn harvest shortfall coupled with the large ethanol mandates, policymakers face extreme uncertainties looking into the future with potentially large economic ramifications. ...