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Are grain markets in Niger driven by speculation? [PDF]

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Over the last two decades, millet prices in Niger have enjoyed periods of spectacular increase during which they seem to go well above their fundamental value. These episodes of price bursts followed by rapid reversals could be attributed to the presence
Catherine ARAUJO BONJEAN   +1 more
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Self-fulfillment Expectations, Speculation Attacks, and Capitol Controls [PDF]

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This paper examines the endogenous implementation of capital controls in the context of a fixed exchange rate regime. It is shown that if there exists a non-zero probability that the policymaker's response to a speculative attack on official foreign ...
Alan C. Stockman, Harris Dellas
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The Argentinean Currency Crisis: A Markov-Switching Model Estimation [PDF]

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Despite the fact that Argentina has been suffering from a recession for years, the timing and severity of the recent currency crisis surprised most observers. This paper analyzes the role of fundamentals and self-fulfilling speculation in the Argentinean
Mechthild Schrooten   +1 more
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Do speculators drive crude oil prices? Dispersion in beliefs as a price determinant [PDF]

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This article discusses the influence of speculators in the futures market on crude oil prices. The results suggest the dispersion in beliefs influences both crude oil prices and price volatility.
Möbert, Jochen
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