Measurement of ethanol subsidies and associated economic distortions: an analysis of Brazilian and U.S. policies

The objectives of this study were to measure the subsidy equivalent value of ethanol policies in the United States and Brazil, and estimate the magnitude of associated economic distortions. For 2002-11, average annual ethanol subsidy levels were US$7.2 billion in the United States and US$2.1 billion...

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Main Authors: Mario de Queiroz Monteiro Jales, Cinthia Cabral da Costa
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-09-01
Series:Economia Aplicada
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-80502014000300004&lng=en&tlng=en