Economics, Econometrics and Finance
4 years ago

Biofuels Drive Accelerated Land Use Change in the US, Study Finds.

RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
Land Use Change Impacts of Biofuels: Near-VAR Evidence from the US
Giuseppe Piroli, Pavel Ciaian, d’Artis Kancs

Paper Summary

The article explores how changes in fuel prices affect land use, especially with the rise of biofuels. By analyzing data from 1950 to 2007 in the US, the researchers found that higher oil prices lead to more land being used for agriculture. They also discovered that the bioenergy sector is speeding up this land use change.

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