Date of Award

2017

Publisher

North Dakota State University

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Awarded

Master of Science (MS)

Program

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

Department

Agribusiness and Applied Economics

College

Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources

Faculty Advisor

Ripplinger, David

Description

The biofuels market has been increasingly important due to the benefits they provide to society by giving an alternative to fossil fuels. In the Americas, many countries are using biofuel-related policies to incentivize the production of biofuels. Different countries have different reasons to have biofuel policies, among them are variables related to country development, energy security, food security, oil price fluctuation, rural employment, and environmental issues. With the objective of finding determinants for biofuel policies among countries of the Americas, this study conducted a logit regression with panel data using a random effect model, with information from 27 countries of the Americas for a 25-year period, available in the World Bank, FAO, and EIA. Apart from the variables of oil reserves and rural employment, the results were consistent with our expectations. Variables related to food and energy security and country development were found to be highly significant.

Rights

NDSU policy 190.6.2

Rights Link

https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf

Handle Identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/10365/28358

Download

Share

COinS