In this article, an extensive review of the rapidly growing biofuel-related time-series literature
is carried out. The data used, the modeling techniques and the main findings of this literature …

Despite the initial environmental and supply benefits associated with conventional biofuels
leading to substantial policy support, research has indicated that these benefits might have …

While the impacts of oil price changes on agricultural commodity markets are of great
interest to economists, previous studies do not differentiate oil-specific shocks from …

In this paper, we analyze the relationships between the prices of biodiesel, ethanol and
related fuels and agricultural commodities with a use of minimal spanning trees and …

The literature on the impacts of biofuels on agricultural commodity prices is characterized by
contradictory findings. We review studies published between 2007 and 2014 that estimate …

The food commodity price inflation beginning in 2001 and culminating in the food crisis of
2007/08, and which returned in 2010, reflects a combination of several factors including …

Legislation passed in 2007 by the US Congress increased by about 1.3 billion bushels the
net amount of corn required to be processed annually into ethanol for motor‐fuel use. We …

Sustainable development can be attained by policies that are derived by analyses that
integrate biophysical considerations into economic models. We show that policies and …

This paper provides a general overview of the technological, social, environmental,
economical, and policy considerations related to biofuels. While the biofuel production and …

World food prices doubled between 2000 and 2011, and they have increased further in
2012 due to a severe drought in the midwestern United States. How much of this recent …