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Economics of Ethanol: Costs, Benefits, and Future Prospects of Biofuels

November 14, 2008

The Research Division of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University, and the International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability at Washington University will co-host a one-day conference on the economics of ethanol on November 14, 2008.

The conference will be held at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the medical school campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

This non-technical conference includes sessions on the profitability of ethanol processing and the impact of ethanol subsidies on rural economies. Other topics include the environmental effects of ethanol production, energy balance with fossil fuels, effects on food prices, subsidy rate relative to oil and gas, and effects on farm production decisions.

Participants include nationally recognized scholars and business leaders. A keynote address will be provided by Jeff Broin, Chief Executive Officer of Poet Energy.

Schedule of events and participants

Free Registration (links off site)

For more information, please contact Tom Garrett (garrett@stls.frb.org) or Melinda Warren (warren@wustl.edu).