Econometric study on the effects of biodiesel production on cropland expansion in the U.S.
This is the readme and metadata for the data entitled “Quantifying the Land-Use Change Due to Soybean-Based Biodiesel in the United States” by Miao et al., that was published in the journal Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aepp.70005). The data shows the county FIPS code and the amount of soybean acreage increase and total cropland acreage increase from changes in soybean price and biodiesel production over 2011-2020.
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"fn": "Christopher Clark",
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| description | This is the readme and metadata for the data entitled “Quantifying the Land-Use Change Due to Soybean-Based Biodiesel in the United States” by Miao et al., that was published in the journal Applied Economic Perspectives & Policy (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aepp.70005). The data shows the county FIPS code and the amount of soybean acreage increase and total cropland acreage increase from changes in soybean price and biodiesel production over 2011-2020. |
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| identifier | https://doi.org/10.23719/1531743 |
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"RFS Program",
"biofuels",
"climate change",
"land use change",
"soybean biodiesel"
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| license | https://pasteur.epa.gov/license/sciencehub-license.html |
| modified | 2025-06-25 |
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| title | Econometric study on the effects of biodiesel production on cropland expansion in the U.S. |
