Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali

Mali, a landlocked West African nation at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha curcas, a non-edible shrub widely available throughout the country by farmers for generations as a living...

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Main Authors: Boccanfuso, Dorothee, Coulibaly, Massa, Timilsina, Govinda R., Savard, Luc
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
GDP
WTO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17914172/macroeconomic-distributional-impacts-jatropha-based-biodiesel-mali
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
AGRICULTURE
AIR POLLUTION
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
BIO-DIESEL
BIODIESEL
BIOENERGY
BIOFUEL
BIOFUEL INDUSTRY
BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
BIOFUELS
BIOFUELS INDUSTRY
BIOFUELS SECTOR
BIOMASS
BUDGETARY ASSISTANCE
CHARCOAL
COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL CROPS
COMMERCIAL VALUE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
CONSUMERS
CORN
CROWDING OUT
DEMAND FUNCTIONS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIESEL FUELS
DISPOSABLE INCOME
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECONOMICS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY SECTOR
ENERGY SECTORS
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
EQUILIBRIUM
ETHANOL
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORTS
FACTOR MARKETS
FACTOR PRICE
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARMERS
FOOD COMMODITIES
FOOD CROP
FOOD CROPS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAPLES
FOOD SUPPLY
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL
FUEL PRICES
FUEL TAX
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
GREEN ENERGY
GREENHOUSE GASES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TRANSFERS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
JATROPHA
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR
LABOUR MARKETS
LABOUR SUPPLY
LAND AVAILABILITY
LAND SUPPLY
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MAIZE
MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO SAVE
MARKET PENETRATION
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MARKET SHARE
MARKET STUDY
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
NATIONAL POVERTY
NOMINAL INCOME
OPEN ECONOMY
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTPUTS
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR POLICY
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY INDICES
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
POVERTY THRESHOLD
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE DECREASES
PRICE EFFECT
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE INDEX
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
REAL INCOME
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RURAL
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL LABOR
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL SETTINGS
SALE
SALES
SAVINGS
SOIL EROSION
SOLAR ENERGY
SOYA
SUBSTITUTE
SUPPLY INCREASES
TARGETING
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNSKILLED LABOR
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLE OIL
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WIND ENERGY
WOOD
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
computable general equilibrium model
micro-simulation
distributional analysis
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE IMPACTS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
AGRICULTURE
AIR POLLUTION
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
BIO-DIESEL
BIODIESEL
BIOENERGY
BIOFUEL
BIOFUEL INDUSTRY
BIOFUEL PRODUCTION
BIOFUELS
BIOFUELS INDUSTRY
BIOFUELS SECTOR
BIOMASS
BUDGETARY ASSISTANCE
CHARCOAL
COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL CROPS
COMMERCIAL VALUE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
CONSUMERS
CORN
CROWDING OUT
DEMAND FUNCTIONS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIESEL FUELS
DISPOSABLE INCOME
DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
DOMESTIC MARKET
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC RELATIONS
ECONOMICS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
ELECTRICITY GENERATION
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY PRODUCTION
ENERGY SECTOR
ENERGY SECTORS
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
EQUILIBRIUM
ETHANOL
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORTS
FACTOR MARKETS
FACTOR PRICE
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARMERS
FOOD COMMODITIES
FOOD CROP
FOOD CROPS
FOOD POLICY
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD STAPLES
FOOD SUPPLY
FOSSIL FUEL
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL
FUEL PRICES
FUEL TAX
GDP
GDP DEFLATOR
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
GREEN ENERGY
GREENHOUSE GASES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATE
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME TAXES
INCOME TRANSFERS
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
JATROPHA
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR SUPPLY
LABOUR
LABOUR MARKETS
LABOUR SUPPLY
LAND AVAILABILITY
LAND SUPPLY
MACROECONOMIC POLICIES
MAIZE
MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO SAVE
MARKET PENETRATION
MARKET PRICE
MARKET PRICES
MARKET SEGMENTATION
MARKET SHARE
MARKET STUDY
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
NATIONAL POVERTY
NOMINAL INCOME
OPEN ECONOMY
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTPUTS
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR POLICY
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY INDICES
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
POVERTY THRESHOLD
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE DECREASES
PRICE EFFECT
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE INDEX
PRODUCER PRICE
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
REAL INCOME
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RURAL
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL LABOR
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL SETTINGS
SALE
SALES
SAVINGS
SOIL EROSION
SOLAR ENERGY
SOYA
SUBSTITUTE
SUPPLY INCREASES
TARGETING
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNSKILLED LABOR
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
UTILITY FUNCTION
UTILITY MAXIMIZATION
VALUE ADDED
VEGETABLE OIL
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WIND ENERGY
WOOD
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
computable general equilibrium model
micro-simulation
distributional analysis
Boccanfuso, Dorothee
Coulibaly, Massa
Timilsina, Govinda R.
Savard, Luc
Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali
geographic_facet Africa
Mali
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6500
description Mali, a landlocked West African nation at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha curcas, a non-edible shrub widely available throughout the country by farmers for generations as a living fence for their gardens. The aim of the program is to partially substitute diesel, which is entirely supplied through imports, with domestic biodiesel produced from a feedstock that does not have any commercial value otherwise and thus has zero opportunity cost. This paper uses a computable general equilibrium model to investigate economy-wide and distributional impacts of large-scale jatropha production on different types of lands, and conversion of jatropha oil to biodiesel for domestic consumption. It assesses impacts on agricultural and other commodity markets, resource and factor markets, and international trade. The results are fed into a detailed household survey-based micro-simulation model to assess impacts on poverty and income distribution. The study finds that the expansion of jatropha farming would be beneficial in terms of both macroeconomic and distributional impacts as long as idle lands, which have been neither used for agriculture nor protected as forests, are utilized. However, if jatropha plantation is carried out on existing agriculture lands, the economy-wide impacts would be negative although it would still help reduce rural poverty.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Boccanfuso, Dorothee
Coulibaly, Massa
Timilsina, Govinda R.
Savard, Luc
author_facet Boccanfuso, Dorothee
Coulibaly, Massa
Timilsina, Govinda R.
Savard, Luc
author_sort Boccanfuso, Dorothee
title Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali
title_short Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali
title_full Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali
title_fullStr Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali
title_full_unstemmed Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali
title_sort macroeconomic and distributional impacts of jatropha-based biodiesel in mali
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17914172/macroeconomic-distributional-impacts-jatropha-based-biodiesel-mali
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15859
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spelling okr-10986-158592021-04-23T14:03:23Z Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali Boccanfuso, Dorothee Coulibaly, Massa Timilsina, Govinda R. Savard, Luc ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCOUNTING ADVERSE IMPACTS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL WASTES AGRICULTURE AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATIVE ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES BIO-DIESEL BIODIESEL BIOENERGY BIOFUEL BIOFUEL INDUSTRY BIOFUEL PRODUCTION BIOFUELS BIOFUELS INDUSTRY BIOFUELS SECTOR BIOMASS BUDGETARY ASSISTANCE CHARCOAL COMMERCE COMMERCIAL CROPS COMMERCIAL VALUE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS CONSUMERS CORN CROWDING OUT DEMAND FUNCTIONS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIESEL FUELS DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS DOMESTIC MARKET ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY ECONOMIC RELATIONS ECONOMICS ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY PRODUCTION ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SECTORS ENERGY TECHNOLOGY EQUILIBRIUM ETHANOL EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKETS EXPORTS FACTOR MARKETS FACTOR PRICE FARM HOUSEHOLDS FARMERS FOOD COMMODITIES FOOD CROP FOOD CROPS FOOD POLICY FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY FOOD STAPLES FOOD SUPPLY FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL PRICES FUEL TAX GDP GDP DEFLATOR GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GREEN ENERGY GREENHOUSE GASES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME TAXES INCOME TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JATROPHA LABOR DEMAND LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR MARKETS LABOUR SUPPLY LAND AVAILABILITY LAND SUPPLY MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MAIZE MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO SAVE MARKET PENETRATION MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET SEGMENTATION MARKET SHARE MARKET STUDY NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY NATIONAL POVERTY NOMINAL INCOME OPEN ECONOMY OPPORTUNITY COST OUTPUTS POOR POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR POLICY POSITIVE EFFECTS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY COMPARISONS POVERTY INDICES POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER POVERTY THRESHOLD PRICE CHANGES PRICE DECREASES PRICE EFFECT PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDEX PRODUCER PRICE PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION FUNCTION PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY REAL INCOME RENEWABLE ENERGIES RENEWABLE ENERGY RURAL RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LABOR RURAL POVERTY RURAL SETTINGS SALE SALES SAVINGS SOIL EROSION SOLAR ENERGY SOYA SUBSTITUTE SUPPLY INCREASES TARGETING TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNSKILLED LABOR URBAN HOUSEHOLDS UTILITY FUNCTION UTILITY MAXIMIZATION VALUE ADDED VEGETABLE OIL WAGE RATES WAGES WIND ENERGY WOOD WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO computable general equilibrium model micro-simulation distributional analysis Mali, a landlocked West African nation at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha curcas, a non-edible shrub widely available throughout the country by farmers for generations as a living fence for their gardens. The aim of the program is to partially substitute diesel, which is entirely supplied through imports, with domestic biodiesel produced from a feedstock that does not have any commercial value otherwise and thus has zero opportunity cost. This paper uses a computable general equilibrium model to investigate economy-wide and distributional impacts of large-scale jatropha production on different types of lands, and conversion of jatropha oil to biodiesel for domestic consumption. It assesses impacts on agricultural and other commodity markets, resource and factor markets, and international trade. The results are fed into a detailed household survey-based micro-simulation model to assess impacts on poverty and income distribution. The study finds that the expansion of jatropha farming would be beneficial in terms of both macroeconomic and distributional impacts as long as idle lands, which have been neither used for agriculture nor protected as forests, are utilized. However, if jatropha plantation is carried out on existing agriculture lands, the economy-wide impacts would be negative although it would still help reduce rural poverty. 2013-09-26T15:53:56Z 2013-09-26T15:53:56Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17914172/macroeconomic-distributional-impacts-jatropha-based-biodiesel-mali http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15859 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6500 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Mali