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Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Mali

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dc.contributor.authorBoccanfuso, Dorothee
dc.contributor.authorCoulibaly, Massa
dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, Govinda R.
dc.contributor.authorSavard, Luc
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-26T15:53:56Z
dc.date.available2013-09-26T15:53:56Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractMali, 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17914172/macroeconomic-distributional-impacts-jatropha-based-biodiesel-mali
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6500
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15859
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6500
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVERSE IMPACTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WASTES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectBIO-DIESEL
dc.subjectBIODIESEL
dc.subjectBIOENERGY
dc.subjectBIOFUEL
dc.subjectBIOFUEL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectBIOFUEL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectBIOFUELS
dc.subjectBIOFUELS INDUSTRY
dc.subjectBIOFUELS SECTOR
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBUDGETARY ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectCHARCOAL
dc.subjectCOMMERCE
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL CROPS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL VALUE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCROWDING OUT
dc.subjectDEMAND FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIESEL FUELS
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectECONOMIC BENEFITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RELATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectENERGY SECTORS
dc.subjectENERGY TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectETHANOL
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFACTOR PRICE
dc.subjectFARM HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFOOD COMMODITIES
dc.subjectFOOD CROP
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD STAPLES
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUEL TAX
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP DEFLATOR
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
dc.subjectGREEN ENERGY
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectINCOME TRANSFERS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJATROPHA
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOUR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLAND AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectLAND SUPPLY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMARGINAL PROPENSITY TO SAVE
dc.subjectMARKET PENETRATION
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET STUDY
dc.subjectNATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNOMINAL INCOME
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMY
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR POLICY
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER
dc.subjectPOVERTY THRESHOLD
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE DECREASES
dc.subjectPRICE EFFECT
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRICE INDEX
dc.subjectPRODUCER PRICE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGIES
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL SETTINGS
dc.subjectSALE
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOIL EROSION
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY
dc.subjectSOYA
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTE
dc.subjectSUPPLY INCREASES
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectUTILITY MAXIMIZATION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVEGETABLE OIL
dc.subjectWAGE RATES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWIND ENERGY
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectcomputable general equilibrium model
dc.subjectmicro-simulation
dc.subjectdistributional analysis
dc.titleMacroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-based Biodiesel in Malien
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okr.date.disclosure2013-06-07
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:58:55.497185Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17914172/macroeconomic-distributional-impacts-jatropha-based-biodiesel-mali
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6500
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20130624161328
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMali
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: Crops
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: Renewable energy
okr.themeRural development :: Other rural development
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.topicEnergy::Renewable Energy
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Markets and Market Access
okr.unitEnvironment and Energy Team, Development Research Group
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