businesses or industries that are not competitive is a bad use
of resources and has a negative impact on the economy
through a decrease in productivity. This argumentation is
valid for the economy as a whole; however, there might be
regional employment reasons to support bioenergy. On the
other hand, from the regional economics literature we know
that general measures directed towards all industries in a
region are more cost-effective than measures directed towards
one industry like biomass energy.