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Neil Harl on the Ethanol Boom

Duration: 02:52

Program: The Iowa Journal #103
Broadcast Date: Oct. 15, 2007
Collection: Politics of Ethanol

Ethanol has been much in the news of late and for good reason. It’s been driving the state’s commodity prices to levels not ever seen. But with an eye on history, seasoned Iowa State Economist Neil Harl cautions that gravity also applies to bull markets.

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Post Date: October 16, 2007

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