The impacts of biodiesel feedstock production systems in South Africa: An application of a Partial Equilibrium Model to the Eastern Cape Social Accounting Matrix

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العنوان: The impacts of biodiesel feedstock production systems in South Africa: An application of a Partial Equilibrium Model to the Eastern Cape Social Accounting Matrix
المؤلفون: Russell Wise, Alan C. Brent, O.O. Adeyemo
المصدر: Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 2-11 (2017)
Journal of Energy in Southern Africa, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 11-2, Published: 2011
بيانات النشر: Academy of Science of South Africa, 2011.
سنة النشر: 2011
مصطلحات موضوعية: lcsh:GE1-350, General Computer Science, Partial equilibrium, Social Accounting Matrix, biodiesel, Gross national product, Investment (macroeconomics), partial equilibrium, indicators, biofuels, Agricultural economics, Capital formation, external shock, Shock (economics), General Energy, lcsh:Energy conservation, Government revenue, Economics, Household income, lcsh:TJ163.26-163.5, economic modelling, lcsh:Environmental sciences, Social accounting matrix
الوصف: In this paper the impacts of biodiesel feedstock production in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa is assessed through the application of a Partial Equilibrium Model to the Eastern Cape Social Accounting Matrix, using canola production in the Province as an ‘external shock’. Six economic indicators were estimated. The results show that investment in biodiesel production in the Eastern Cape will generate, in 2007 terms, an additional GDP of R18.1 million and 410 employment opportunities per annum, R24.3 million per annum over an assumed lifetime of 20 years in capital formation, R2.1 million additional income generated in low income households, increase in government revenue, and a positive balance of payment. These indicators imply that, given the parameters that are accounted for in a Partial Equilibrium Model, every Rand invested in canola projects in the Eastern Cape will, overall, be of socio-economic advantage to the Province. It is envisaged that further applications of such models may lead to a better understanding of the implications of biofuels in the South African economy, and thereby inform decision- and policy-making in terms of the sustainability of biofuels production systems in general.
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تدمد: 2413-3051
1021-447X
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https://doi.org/10.17159/2413-3051/2011/v22i1a3191Test
حقوق: OPEN
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