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Macroeconomic assessment of rapeseed planting for biodiesel production in Germany

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  • Manfred Schöpe
  • Günter Britschkat

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Biodiesel has been available on the German market since 1993. The raw material used in production is rapeseed. Like other renewable resources, the initiatives for rapeseed production for biodiesel and for the expansion of this economic sector profit from government assistance. The economic benefit of the rapeseed–biodiesel production chain creates additional tax revenue, both direct and indirect. This must be offset against the reduced tax revenues of €500 million as a result of the non-taxation of biofuels in Germany and in the macroeconomic evaluation of biodiesel. Grouping together the net tax revenues and additional social insurance contributions, the “compensating performance” of the rapeseed-biodiesel production chain is 73% and 83%, respectively, of the reduced tax revenue.

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  • Manfred Schöpe & Günter Britschkat, 2002. "Macroeconomic assessment of rapeseed planting for biodiesel production in Germany," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 55(06), pages 14-21, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:ces:ifosdt:v:55:y:2002:i:06:p:14-21
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    1. Breuer, Thomas & Holm-Muller, Karin, 2007. "Abschätzung der Wertschöpfungspotenziale im ländlichen Raum durch Biokraftstoffe am Beispiel Nordrhein-Westfalens," Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development, Journal of International Agricultural Trade and Development, vol. 56(5/6).
    2. Manfred Schöpe, 2006. "Economic effects of the production of bioethanol for use as fuel," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 59(21), pages 27-36, November.
    3. Manfred Schöpe, 2006. "Economic effects of the production of biodiesel as automotive fuel," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 59(17), pages 21-30, September.
    4. Breuer, Thomas & Holm-Muller, Karin, 2007. "Abschätzung der Wertschöpfungspotenziale im ländlichen Raum durch Biokraftstoffe am Beispiel Nordrhein-Westfalens," German Journal of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Department for Agricultural Economics, vol. 56(05-06), pages 1-8.

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    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • Q24 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Land

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