dc.contributor.author | Eggert, Håkan | |
dc.contributor.author | Greaker, Mads | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-12-09T14:46:48Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-12-09T14:46:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-12-09T14:46:48Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1403-2465 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/21539 | |
dc.description.abstract | The transport sector is a major contributor to green house gas
(GHG) emissions and its share is increasing. Biofuels may pro-
vide an option to replace fossil fuels and generate an increasing
worldwide interest. Rich countries like the US and the European
Union ha idies for domestic producers, while applying tari¤s for
some of the foreign producers. Mid income and poor countries
do not have binding restrictions on carbon emissions in the Ky-
oto treaty, but may have great potential for producing biofuels
both for domestic and foreign use. In this paper we study trade
policies for biofuels. We nd that only by combining an import
standard with border tax adjustment the government can ensure
cost e¢ cient production of biofuels from a global point of view.
We also consider a blending mandate. This fundamentally al-
ters the way the market works. For instance, if domestic biofuels
production is subsidized, the optimal BTA may be negative. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Working Papers in Economics | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 422 | en |
dc.subject | Biofuels | en |
dc.subject | Border tax adjustment | en |
dc.subject | Carbon Leakage | en |
dc.subject | Trade policy | en |
dc.title | On blending mandates, border tax adjustment and import standards for biofuels | en |
dc.type | Text | en |
dc.type.svep | report | en |