Costs and Benefits to Taxpayers, Consumers, and Producers from U.S. Ethanol Policies

The U.S. ethanol industry is lobbying hard for an extension of existing ethanol import tariffs and blenders tax credits before they expire at the end of 2010. The purpose of this study is to examine the likely consequences on the U.S. ethanol industry, corn producers, taxpayers, fuel blenders, and f...

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Published in:Policy File 2010
Main Authors: Babcock, Bruce A, Barr, Kanlaya J, Carriquiry, Miguel
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Budgets/Expenditures
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University
Consumers
Energy
Government
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Summary:The U.S. ethanol industry is lobbying hard for an extension of existing ethanol import tariffs and blenders tax credits before they expire at the end of 2010. The purpose of this study is to examine the likely consequences on the U.S. ethanol industry, corn producers, taxpayers, fuel blenders, and fuel consumers if current policy is not extended. Impacts of different ethanol policies in both 2011 and 2014 were estimated.