Corn Ethanol : Who Pays? Who Benefits?
The author documents the political history of federal corn ethanol policy, showing how it has evolved from 1977 through 2008. He then offers an in-depth, fact-based look at the major assertions made by the advocates of the policy, providing the results of an evaluation of the claims made by the arch...
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Hoover Institution Press,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I
- Political History; 1. Introduction; 2. Ethanol as a Transportation Fuel: How FederalCorn-Ethanol Policy Evolved; A. Carter Administration, 1977-1981: Jump Starting a New Industry with Tax Incentives, Tariffs, and Financial Support; B. Reagan Administration, 1981-1989: Greater Reliance on Energy Markets; Phase-out of Some Market-Intervention Policies; C. Bush I Administration, 1989-1993: Mandating Reformulated Gasoline and Oxygenates.
- D. Clinton Administration, 1993-2001: Few Major Initiatives but Continued Production Growth for EthanolE. Bush II Administration, 2001-2009: The Demise of MTBE and Enactment of the Renewable Fuels Standard Bring a Massive Increase in Corn Ethanol Production; Part II
- Evaluating Advocates' Policy Claims; 3. Is U.S. Energy Security Strengthened?; 4. Does the Environment Benefit?; 5. Other Claims: Are Budget Costs Reduced? Is the Trade Balance Improved? Is Rural Employment Increased?; 6. Who Pays for the Policy, and Who Benefits from It?; 7. Conclusions; Part III
- Supporting Documents.
- A. International Energy Agency, IEA Response System for Oil Supply EmergenciesB. History of World Oil Market Petroleum-supply Interruptions; C. State-by-State Ethanol Subsidies; Endnotes; About the Author; About the Hoover Institution's Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy; Index.