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Empirical Evidence on Determinants of Biofuels Production: Implications for Developing and Developed Economies

Asian Review of Public Administration

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Title Empirical Evidence on Determinants of Biofuels Production: Implications for Developing and Developed Economies
 
Creator Antes, John Paul; Sugar Regulatory Administration
 
Subject biofuel, carbon emission, gross national income, institutions, legal framework, foreign direct investment, research and development
public administration
 
Description Brazil and the United States continue to lead the movement towards the development and utilization of biofuels in the global market. Other countries in Asia were also among the most attractive economies for investment in biologically renewable sources of energy such as bioethanol and biodiesel, namely, China, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and to some extent, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Utilizing 10 years (from 2000 to 2009) of macro data from these top biofuel producing countries provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the World Bank, and United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, this research attempts to determine the interaction of existing macro-level determinants vis-à-vis the countries’ levels of development, and to assess Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and Research and Development (R&D) as additional determinants of biofuel production through empirical evidence. This study concentrates on the top 17 biofuelproducing nations leading the 2007 and 2008 Biofuels Country Attractiveness Indices commissioned by Ernst & Young. Apparently, these countries have existing markets, infrastructures and legal framework to support the development and utilization of renewable biomass energy particularly the bioethanol and biodiesel. A discussion on the implications for developed and developing economies is provided as part of the conclusion and recommendations.
 
Publisher Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA)
 
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Date 2018-06-27
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion


 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://journals.sfu.ca/arpa/index.php/arpa/article/view/71
 
Source Asian Review of Public Administration; Vol 28, No 1-2 (2017): Diverse Challenges and Flexible Responses; 38-67
2094-408X
2094-408X
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journals.sfu.ca/arpa/index.php/arpa/article/view/71/61
 
Coverage Asia Pacific region
21st century

 
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