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Joshua A. Byrge
Ethanol: Economic Gain or Drain?
By Joshua A. Byrge and Kevin L. Kliesen
The Regional Economist | July 2008
Corn-based ethanol can make a dent in demand for oil, but at what price? Food costs go up. Environmental damage worsens. If oil prices fall, ethanol production will probably collapse—as it did 20 years ago.
(5 Reviews)
National Overview: Walking a Tightrope into 2008
By Joshua A. Byrge and Howard J. Wall
The Regional Economist | January 2008
(0 Reviews)
District Overview: There Are Two Sides to Every (Employment Redistribution) Story!
By Joshua A. Byrge and Michael R. Pakko
The Regional Economist | January 2007
(0 Reviews)
National Overview: Below-Trend Growth Is Predicted for Most of 2007
By Joshua A. Byrge and Kevin L. Kliesen
The Regional Economist | January 2007
(0 Reviews)
District Overview: Uneven Employment Growth Reflects Differing Mixes of Jobs
By Joshua A. Byrge and Michael R. Pakko
The Regional Economist | October 2006
(0 Reviews)
