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The interactions between agricultural commodity and oil prices: an empirical analysis

Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2015
The purpose of the study is to analyse the short and long-term relationships between the world oil prices (Europe Brent Spot Price and West Texas Intermediate Spot Price) and the agricultural commodity prices (Wheat, Corn and Soybeans).
Ayhan KAPUSUZOGLU, Merve KARACAER ULUSOY
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic model of the commodity prices with variable delay

Lietuvos Matematikos Rinkinys, 2013
In this article the authors analyses of the commodity prices growth model with delay depends on the search solution, i.e. the commodity prices. The stable periodic solution of the model is constructed with the help of the Bifurcation theory.
Raimondas Barzdžiukas, Osvaldas Švitra, Ramunė Vilkytė   +2 more
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Commodity-Price Destabilizing, Commodity Price Stabilization

, 1993
In buffer stocks established by International Commodity Agreements, typically the buffer stock manager (BSM) is given: (i) inadequate resources to defend the price floor on her own; (ii) considerable discretion in day-to-day operations. These two features are shown to imply that the buffer stock can as easily add volatility to the market as remove it ...
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Commodity Prices, Commodity Currencies, and Global Economic Developments [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009
In this paper, we seek to produce forecasts of commodity price movements that can systematically improve on naive statistical benchmarks. We revisit how well changes in commodity currencies perform as potential efficient predictors of commodity prices, a view emphasized in the recent literature.
Jan J. J. Groen, Paolo Pesenti
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Farmers' Preferences for Gene Editing Crops and Influencing Factors

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gene editing (GE) is gaining momentum worldwide, but limited data on UK farmers' preferences hinders our understanding of its potential impact amid deregulation debates. Based on a survey of 200 English arable farmers, we employ a Latent Class Analysis and Multinomial Logit regressions to investigate current preferences for GE crops.
Bertolozzi‐Caredio Daniele, Vigani Mauro   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is the interest rate more important than inventories? The case of agricultural commodities in thecontext of the financialization process

Lecturas de Economía, 2016
In the context of the “Asian economic miracle”, changes in commodity prices between 2004 and 2014 may have been dominated by the effects of the entry of portfolio investors as major participants in commodity index positions and new financial products ...
Esteban Otto Thomasz, Juan Miguel Massot, Gonzalo Rondinone   +2 more
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Low Participation and Risk Reduction Potential of Supplemental Crop Insurance in the United States

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Federally subsidized crop insurance is a cornerstone of U.S. farm risk management, yet policies with the greatest share of participation only trigger indemnities after losses exceed 15%. Supplemental insurance was introduced to cover part of this deductible, but participation remains largely unchanged.
Francis Tsiboe, Hunter Biram, Amy Hagerman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Investment in Emerging Markets: The Role of Commodity Prices

Economía, 2017
We examine how firm-level and country-specific macroeconomic variables determine corporate investment in emerging markets. In particular, we investigate how investment decisions are affected by changes in country-specific commodity export prices, using ...
Nicolás E. Magud, Sebastián Sosa
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Commodity Prices Remain High [PDF]

Intereconomics, 2007
The upward trend in raw materials prices that started five years ago has not yet come to an end. A major reason for this has been the ongoing strength of commodity demand, primarily from Asia and from China in particular. But with gradually rising raw material supplies and somewhat lower global economic growth the prospects for a reversal in the price ...
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