The rise in global demand for ethanol and poverty in Brazil

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cepal.callNumberLC/W.401
cepal.docTypeDocumentos de proyectos e investigación
cepal.jobNumberS2011019 E
cepal.physicalDescriptiongráficos, tablas
cepal.projectProyecto "Políticas e Instrumentos para la Promoción del Crecimiento de América Latina y el Caribe. Componente 4: Políticas de Comercio y Pobreza" AEC/08/004
cepal.regionalOfficeSantiago
cepal.topicEngPOVERTY
cepal.topicEngINCOME DISTRIBUTION
cepal.topicSpaPOBREZA
cepal.topicSpaDISTRIBUCIÓN DEL INGRESO
cepal.workareaEngSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaEngSTATISTICS
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOCIAL
cepal.workareaSpaESTADÍSTICAS
dc.contributor.authorFerreira Filho, Joaquin Bento de Souza
dc.contributor.institutionAgencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo
dc.coverage.spatialEngBRAZIL
dc.coverage.spatialSpaBRASIL
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T15:20:33Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T15:20:33Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.descriptionIncluye Bibliografía
dc.description.abstractBrazil has traditionally been one of the most important sugarcane and ethanol producers in the world producing fuel ethanol on a large scale starting since 1975. In the 1990s, however, competition for resources from the sugar producers led to a rationing of ethanol and a decline in consumption. This lasted until 2003, when the scenario changed substantially. Technological developments in the auto industry and the increase in global oil prices granted new status to ethanol as an alternative to gasoline in Brazil. Consumers were now able to choose their fuel according to prices and forecasts point to ethanol demand to reach 73% of the national demand for liquid fuels by 2017. Ethanol exports are also expected to double by this date. While several studies have looked at the supply and demand scenarios for the ethanol and sugarcane expansion in Brazil, the social effects of this change require more attention. The technology used in sugarcane production differs significantly across Brazil's regions, as does the structure of land ownership. This suggests that the pattern of sugarcane expansion will have a large effect on income and wealth distribution. This study aims to identify the effects of the projected sugarcane and ethanol expansion in Brazil on labor demand, income distribution and poverty. Using a General Equilibrium framework an micro simulations, this paper evaluates the changes in labor demand in the agricultural sectors and in the economy as a whole. The study also analizes the effect of the changes in labor markets on income distribution and poverty. Model results show that the expansion in ethanol demand in Brazil would slightly reduce poverty but would increase the poverty gap. Income distribution improves very little due to more capital-intensive methods of production. This raises several points for policy considerations.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/W.401
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/3873
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription43 p.: grafs., tabls.
dc.publisherCEPAL
dc.publisher.placeSantiago
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesDocumentos de Proyectos
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo401
dc.rights.coarDisponible
dc.subject.unbisEngFUELS
dc.subject.unbisEngRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
dc.subject.unbisEngSUGAR CANE
dc.subject.unbisEngLABOUR MARKET
dc.subject.unbisEngAGRICULTURAL WORKERS
dc.subject.unbisEngALCOHOL FUELS
dc.subject.unbisEngINDUSTRY
dc.subject.unbisEngPOVERTY
dc.subject.unbisEngINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject.unbisEngMARKET POTENTIAL
dc.subject.unbisEngSTATISTICAL DATA
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOMBUSTIBLES
dc.subject.unbisSpaFUENTES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLES
dc.subject.unbisSpaMERCADO DE TRABAJO
dc.subject.unbisSpaTRABAJADORES AGRICOLAS
dc.subject.unbisSpaCOMBUSTIBLES DE ALCOHOL
dc.subject.unbisSpaINDUSTRIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOBREZA
dc.subject.unbisSpaDISTRIBUCION DEL INGRESO
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOTENCIAL DEL MERCADO
dc.subject.unbisSpaDATOS ESTADISTICOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAÑA DE AZUCAR
dc.titleThe rise in global demand for ethanol and poverty in Brazil
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