Impacts of Large-Scale Expansion of Biofuels on Global Poverty and Income Distribution

This paper analyzes the impact of large-scale expansion of biofuels on the global income distribution and poverty. A global computable general equilibrium model is used to simulate the effects of the expansion of biofuels on resource allocation, commodity prices, factor prices and household income....

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Main Authors:	Cororaton, Caesar B., Timilsina, Govinda R.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADVERSE IMPACT AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURE BASE YEAR BILATERAL TRADE CLIMATE CHANGE CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CONSUMER PRICES CORN COUNTERFACTUAL CRISES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC GROWTH ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EQUILIBRIUM EXOGENOUS VARIABLES EXPORTS FARMER FARMERS FOOD CROPS FOOD DEMAND FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD INSECURITY FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICE INFLATION FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHARE FOOD SUPPLY FREE TRADE FRUITS GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS GINI COEFFICIENT GLOBAL POVERTY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PROJECTIONS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IFPRI INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LABOR MOVEMENT LABOR SUPPLY LAND SUPPLY LIVING STANDARDS MACROECONOMIC MODELS MULTIPLIERS NATIONAL INCOME OPTIMIZATION PADDY PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PETROLEUM PRODUCTS POOR POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY THRESHOLD PRICE INDEXES PROCESSED FOODS PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP REDUCTION IN POVERTY REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL POVERTY RENTS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LABOR RURAL SECTOR SAVINGS SOCIAL COSTS SUGAR SUGAR BEET SUGAR CANE SUGARCANE SUPPLY CURVE UNSKILLED LABOR UNSKILLED WORKERS UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY MAXIMIZATION VALUE ADDED VEGETABLES WAGE PREMIUM WAGES WHEAT
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9331

Impacts of Large-Scale Expansion of Biofuels on Global Poverty and Income Distribution

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