Land Allocation between Food and Energy

Ujjayant Chakravorty; Marie-Helene Hubert; Michel Moreaux

doi:10.3868/s060-003-014-0004-8

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Front. Econ. China ›› 2014, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (1) : 52-69. DOI: 10.3868/s060-003-014-0004-8

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Land Allocation between Food and Energy

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Many countries are promoting biofuels as a substitute for scarce oil. This paper develops a dynamic model of land allocation between food and energy and shows how the model can be calibrated using standard optimization techniques. Some possible implications of the trade-offs between food and energy are discussed. Specifically, we show that the effect of mandates is mainly felt through increased land conversion, which increases indirect carbon emissions. Crude oil prices do not decrease significantly because of leakages.

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biofuel / food / energy / land allocation / mandate

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Ujjayant Chakravorty, Marie-Helene Hubert, Michel Moreaux. Land Allocation between Food and Energy. Front. Econ. China, 2014, 9(1): 52‒69 https://doi.org/10.3868/s060-003-014-0004-8