Spatial Analysis of U.s. Ethanol Production
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Site-specific factors are assumed to influence ethanol plant location and production. This paper aims at determining whether these factors actually have influence on plant size. The rapid expansion of the industry could make these factors crucial in its survival. Exploratory spatial analyses did not show spatial dependence among nearby ethanol plants. However, a spatial error model was found to be superior to its a-spatial version. The corn production is the only factor that has statistically significant influence on ethanol plant size. The implication of these results is beginning to be seen in the current transportation bottleneck facing the industry.
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