effects of these policies on cropland allocation, food and fuel prices, and the mix of biofuels from corn and cellulosic … feedstocks over the 2007-2022 period. We find that the biofuel mandate will increase corn price by 24%, reduce the price of … volumetric tax credits that accompany the mandate significantly changes the mix of biofuels produced in favor of cellulosic …

agricultural activity and unexpected social costs. We simulate the 2022 Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and find that energy …

sources of yield improvements have been mostly exhausted, generating concerns about the future of food prices. This paper … estimates the impact of global adoption of genetically engineered (GE) seeds on food supply by exploiting the spatial and … developed countries. The authors simulate food prices during the 2008 food crisis without GE-seed-induced yield gains …

Agricultural and energy commodity prices have traditionally exhibited relatively low correlation. However, recent … increases in biofuel production have altered the agriculture-energy relationship in a fundamental way. This increase has drawn …

impact of ethanol subsidies and mandates on world food commodity prices, quantities, and food consumers' surplus. The current … US ethanol mandate requires that about 5 percent of world caloric production from corn, wheat, rice, and soybeans be used … for ethanol generation. As a result, world food prices are predicted to increase by about 30 percent and global consumer …

The D4 RIN is the tradable compliance certificate for the biomass-based diesel mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard …

The history of innovation in the chemical industry offers many insights for accelerating energy innovation. In this …