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The predictive effect of heterogeneous investor behavior on commodity pricing
Humanities & Social Sciences CommunicationsThis study examines how commodity financialization—marked by surging capital inflows and new financial instruments like ETFs—affects commodity pricing dynamics by analyzing inventory-linked convenience yield and investor behavior.
Hang Shao, Zhou Li
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Sign and size asymmetries between futures and spot prices in the markets of agricultural commodities
Modern FinanceThe goal of the present article is to examine asymmetries in sign and size among spot and futures prices in the markets of agricultural commodities of corn, hard red wheat, and soybeans.
Dimitrios Panagiotou
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Liquidity Costs in Futures Options Markets [PDF]
The major finding is that liquidity costs in futures options market are two to three times higher than liquidity costs in the futures market. Liquidity cost is one potential factor to consider when choosing between hedging with a futures contract or with
Shah, Samarth +2 more
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
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Premium subsidy designs and crowding out of insurance demand
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Crop insurance is an important instrument to protect farmers against extreme weather events. Many countries provide subsidies for crop insurance products to make insurance more affordable for farmers. The Federal Crop Insurance Program in the United States and major European crop insurance programs such as in Spain, Italy, and France focus on ...
Tim Philippi
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Informal waste pickers play a crucial role in urban recycling systems but often face precarious employment and systematic marginalization. This study examines the evolving demographic, occupational, and health trends of informal waste pickers in Hong Kong between 2018 and 2023.
Siu‐Ming Chan +6 more
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The role of financial investments in agricultural commodity derivatives markets [PDF]
This paper investigates the relationship between futures prices and financial investments in derivatives of the main agricultural commodities. We first provide a broad picture of how these markets function and how they have evolved, showing that traders ...
Alessandro Borin, Virginia Di Nino
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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Hedging Effectiveness of U.S. Wheat Futures Markets [PDF]
Futures markets as a tool for risk management have become increasingly important in recent years. The effectiveness of hedging in the U.S. wheat futures market is evaluated in this study.Marketing,
Wilson, William W.
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