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The Economics of Food Price Volatility.

Chavas, Jean-Paul.

The Economics of Food Price Volatility. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (371 pages) - National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report . - National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report .

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction - Jean-Paul Chavas, David Hummels, and Brian D. Wright -- 1. Influences of Agricultural Technology on the Size and Importance of Food Price Variability - Julian M. Alston, William J. Martin, and Philip G. Pardey, Comment: James M. MacDonald -- 2. Corn Production Shocks in 2012 and Beyond: Implications for Harvest Volatility - Steven T. Berry, Michael J. Roberts, and Wolfram Schlenker, Comment: Derek Headey -- 3. Biofuels, Binding Constraints, and Agricultural Commodity Price Volatility - Philip Abbott, Comment: Brian D. Wright -- 4. The Evolving Relationships between Agricultural and Energy Commodity Prices: A Shifting-Mean Vector Autoregressive Analysis - Walter Enders and Matthew T. Holt, Comment: Barry K. Goodwin -- 5. Bubble Troubles? Rational Storage, Mean Reversion, and Runs in Commodity Prices - Eugenio S. A. Bobenrieth, Juan R. A. Bobenrieth, and Brian D. Wright, Comment: Jock R. Anderson -- 6. Bubbles, Food Prices, and Speculation: Evidence from the CFTC's Daily Large Trader Data Files - Nicole M. Aulerich, Scott H. Irwin, and Philip Garcia, Comment: Aaron Smith -- 7. Food Price Volatility and Domestic Stabilization Policies in Developing Countries - Christophe Gouel, Comment: Shenggen Fan -- 8. Food Price Spikes, Price Insulation, and Poverty - Kym Anderson, Maros Ivanic, and William J. Martin, Comment: Marc F. Bellemare -- 9. Trade Insulation as Social Protection - Quy-Toan Do, Andrei A. Levchenko, and Martin Ravallion, Comment: Ron Trostle -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

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Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Congresses.
Food prices -- Congresses.


Electronic books.

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