Impacts of Large-Scale Expansion of Biofuels on Global Poverty and Income Distribution

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorCororaton, Caesar B.
dc.creatorTimilsina, Govinda R.
dc.date2012-06-29T20:20:10Z
dc.date2012-06-29T20:20:10Z
dc.date2012-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:55:25Z
dc.descriptionThis paper analyzes the impact of large-scale expansion of biofuels on the global income distribution and poverty. A global computable general equilibrium model is used to simulate the effects of the expansion of biofuels on resource allocation, commodity prices, factor prices and household income. A second model based on world-wide household surveys uses these results to calculate the impacts on poverty and global income inequality. The study finds that the large-scale expansion of biofuels leads to an increase in production and prices of agricultural commodities. The increased prices would cause higher food prices, especially in developing countries. Moreover, wages of unskilled rural labor would also increase, which slows down the rural to urban migration in many developing countries. The study also shows that the effects on poverty vary across regions; it increases in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, whereas it decreases in Latin America. At the global level, the expansion of biofuels increases poverty slightly.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16338949/impacts-large-scale-expansion-biofuels-global-poverty-income-distribution
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9331
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-6078
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412997
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6077
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBASE YEAR
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONSUMER GOODS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICES
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCRISES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD DEMAND
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE INFLATION
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SHARE
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFRUITS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectLABOR MOVEMENT
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND SUPPLY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectMULTIPLIERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectOPTIMIZATION
dc.subjectPADDY
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY THRESHOLD
dc.subjectPRICE INDEXES
dc.subjectPROCESSED FOODS
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectREAL GDP
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUGAR BEET
dc.subjectSUGAR CANE
dc.subjectSUGARCANE
dc.subjectSUPPLY CURVE
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectUTILITY MAXIMIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.titleImpacts of Large-Scale Expansion of Biofuels on Global Poverty and Income Distribution

Archivos

Colecciones

AgroKnow