2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Economic Ripple Effects of Bio-energy Investments in East Asia: Application of the Computable General Equilibrium Model
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22530256
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Applied economics
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| Research Institution | National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
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Principal Investigator |
KUNIMITSU Yoji 独立行政法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 農村工学研究所・農村基盤研究領域, 上席研究員 (30360390)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 地域経済学 / 計量経済 / 環境経済 / 農業政策 |
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| Research Abstract |
Bio-ethanol is expected to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, to increase domestic energy supply and to vitalize rural economies, but there is a matter of competition with food in the market. This study aims to evaluate economic and environmental impacts of bio-ethanol production in east Asia by using input-output (I/O) model and dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The simulation results demonstrated that investment for bio-ethanol production plants as well as annual production induced production which is around double of input costs. Furthermore, the introduction of the second generation bio-ethanol production using advanced technology, which is now being developed under experimental projects, can increase domestic income without competing with food demand.
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