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Biorenewables Research Papers

December 2011
Environmental Impacts of Emerging Biomass Feedstock Markets: Energy, Agriculture, and the Farmer
Rebecca S. Dodder, Amani Elobeid, Timothy L. Johnson, P. Ozge Kaplan, Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Silvia Secchi, Simla Tokgoz
[11-WP 526]

June 2011
Greenhouse Gas and Nitrogen Fertilizer Scenarios for U.S. Agriculture and Global Biofuels
Amani Elobeid, Miguel Carriquiry, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Kranti Mulik, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Jerome Dumortier, Francisco Rosas
[11-WP 524]

April 2011
The Impact of Ethanol Production on US and Regional Gasoline Markets: An Update to May 2009
Xiaodong Du, Dermot J. Hayes
[11-WP 523]

The Impact of Ethanol and Ethanol Subsidies on Corn Prices: Revisiting History
Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa
[11-PB 5]

January 2011
Trade-off between Bioenergy and Emissions When Land Is Scarce, The
Nathan S. Kauffman, Dermot J. Hayes
[11-WP 519]

December 2010
How Market Efficiency and the Theory of Storage Link Corn and Ethanol Markets
Mindy L. Mallory, Dermot J. Hayes, Scott H. Irwin
[10-WP 517]

November 2010
Impact on Ethanol, Corn, and Livestock from Imminent U.S. Ethanol Policy Decisions
Bruce A. Babcock
[10-PB 3]

September 2010
Investment in Cellulosic Biofuel Refineries: Do Renewable Identification Numbers Matter?
Ruiqing Miao, David A. Hennessy, Bruce A. Babcock
[10-WP 514]

Modeling the Effects of Pasture Expansion on Emissions from Land-Use Change
Jerome Dumortier, Dermot J. Hayes, Miguel Carriquiry, Fengxia Dong, Xiaodong Du, Amani Elobeid, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Kranti Mulik
[10-WP 504]
(Revised)

July 2010
World Market Impacts of High Biofuel Use in the European Union
Miguel Carriquiry, Fengxia Dong, Xiaodong Du, Amani Elobeid, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Ed Chavez, Suwen Pan
[10-WP 508]

Costs and Benefits to Taxpayers, Consumers, and Producers from U.S. Ethanol Policies
Bruce A. Babcock, Kanlaya J. Barr, Miguel Carriquiry
[10-SR 106]

March 2010
Mandates, Tax Credits, and Tariffs: Does the U.S. Biofuels Industry Need Them All?
Bruce A. Babcock
[10-PB 1]

February 2010
Agricultural Land Elasticities in the United States and Brazil
Kanlaya J. Barr, Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel Carriquiry, Andre Nasser, Leila Harfuch
[10-WP 505]

Exploration of Certain Aspects of CARB's Approach to Modeling Indirect Land Use from Expanded Biodiesel Production, An
Bruce A. Babcock, Miguel Carriquiry
[10-SR 105]

January 2010
Market Impact of Domestic Offset Programs
Tristan Brown, Amani Elobeid, Jerome Dumortier, Dermot J. Hayes
[10-WP 502]

September 2009
Dynamics of Biofuel Stock Prices: A Bayesian Approach
Xiaodong Du, Dermot J. Hayes, Cindy L. Yu
[09-WP 498]

Impact of Biofuels Policy on Agribusiness Stock Prices, The
Fatma Sine Tepe, Xiaodong Du, David A. Hennessy
[09-WP 497]

August 2009
2007/08 Iowa Grain and Biofuel Flow Study: A Survey Report, The
Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Chad E. Hart
[09-SR 103]

July 2009
Sensitivity of Carbon Emission Estimates from Indirect Land-Use Change
Jerome Dumortier, Dermot J. Hayes, Miguel Carriquiry, Fengxia Dong, Xiaodong Du, Amani Elobeid, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Simla Tokgoz
[09-WP 493]

May 2009
Speculation and Volatility Spillover in the Crude Oil and Agricultural Commodity Markets: A Bayesian Analysis
Xiaodong Du, Cindy L. Yu, Dermot J. Hayes
[09-WP 491]

Towards an Integrated Global Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Model: Greenhouse Gases from Agriculture Simulation Model (GreenAgSiM)
Jerome Dumortier, Dermot J. Hayes
[09-WP 490]

April 2009
Land-Use Credits to Corn Ethanol: Accounting for Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles as a Feed Substitute in Swine Rations
Jacinto F. Fabiosa
[09-WP 489]

March 2009
Land Allocation Effects of the Global Ethanol Surge: Predictions from the International FAPRI Model
Jacinto F. Fabiosa, John C. Beghin, Fengxia Dong, Amani Elobeid, Simla Tokgoz, Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu
[09-WP 488]

Biofuels: Potential Production Capacity, Effects on Grain and Livestock Sectors, and Implications for Food Prices and Consumers
Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Fengxia Dong, Chad E. Hart, Ed Chavez, Suwen Pan, Miguel Carriquiry, Jerome Dumortier
[09-WP 487]

January 2009
Impact of Energy Markets on the EU Agricultural Sector, The
Simla Tokgoz
[09-WP 485]

December 2008
Welfare Changes from the U.S. Ethanol Tax Credit: The Role of Uncertainty and Interlinked Commodity Markets
Mindy L. Baker
[08-WP 483]

November 2008
Not All DDGS Are Created Equal: Nutrient-Profile-Based Pricing to Incentivize Quality
Jacinto F. Fabiosa
[08-WP 481]

Welfare Analysis of the U.S. Ethanol Subsidy, A
Xiaodong Du, Dermot J. Hayes, Mindy L. Baker
[08-WP 480]
(Revised)

October 2008
Does a Rising Biofuels Tide Raise All Boats? A Study of Cash Rent Determinants for Iowa Farmland under Hay and Pasture
Xiaodong Du, David A. Hennessy, William M. Edwards
[08-WP 479]

The 2006/07 Iowa Grain and Biofuel Flow Study: A Survey Report
Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Chad E. Hart
[08-SR 102]

July 2008
Breaking the Link between Food and Biofuels
Bruce A. Babcock
[08-BP 53]

June 2008
Impacts of Ethanol on Planted Acreage in Market Equilibrium
Hongli Feng, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 472]

Short-Run Price and Welfare Impacts of Federal Ethanol Policies
Lihong Lu McPhail, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 468]

April 2008
Impact of Ethanol Production on U.S. and Regional Gasoline Prices and on the Profitability of the U.S. Oil Refinery Industry, The
Xiaodong Du, Dermot J. Hayes
[08-WP 467]

March 2008
Ethanol, Mandates, and Drought: Insights from a Stochastic Equilibrium Model of the U.S. Corn Market
Lihong Lu McPhail, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 464]

February 2008
Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Ethanol from Iowa Corn: Life Cycle Analysis versus System-wide Accounting
Hongli Feng, Ofir D. Rubin, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 461]

Crop-Based Biofuel Production under Acreage Constraints and Uncertainty
Mindy L. Baker, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock
[08-WP 460]

Implied Objectives of U.S. Biofuel Subsidies
Ofir D. Rubin, Miguel Carriquiry, Dermot J. Hayes
[08-WP 459]

October 2007
Determinants of Iowa Cropland Cash Rental Rates: Testing Ricardian Rent Theory
Xiaodong Du, David A. Hennessy, William M. Edwards
[07-WP 454]

July 2007
Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects on U.S. Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Markets
Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid, Jacinto F. Fabiosa, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Tun-Hsiang (Edward) Yu, Fengxia Dong, Chad E. Hart, John C. Beghin
[07-SR 101]
(Revised)

Comparative Analysis of the Development of the United States and European Union Biodiesel Industries, A
Miguel Carriquiry
[07-BP 51]

May 2007
Growth and Direction of the Biodiesel Industry in the United States, The
Nick D. Paulson, Roger G. Ginder
[07-WP 448]

November 2006
Analysis of the Link between Ethanol, Energy, and Crop Markets, An
Simla Tokgoz, Amani Elobeid
[06-WP 435]

Long-Run Impact of Corn-Based Ethanol on the Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Sectors: A Preliminary Assessment, The
Amani Elobeid, Simla Tokgoz, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart
[06-BP 49]

October 2006
Removal of U.S. Ethanol Domestic and Trade Distortions: Impact on U.S. and Brazilian Ethanol Markets
Amani Elobeid, Simla Tokgoz
[06-WP 427]
(Revised)

April 2004
Insuring Uncertainty in Value-Added Agriculture: Ethanol Production
Nick D. Paulson, Bruce A. Babcock, Chad E. Hart, Dermot J. Hayes
[04-WP 360]