Publication year: 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-28201-5
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This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from on-the-ground surveys, to panel econometrics and innovative high-frequency time series analysis as well as computational economics methods. It offers policy analysts and decision-makers guidance on dealing with extreme volatility.
Subject: Economics and Finance, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Financial Markets, Food Price Spikes, Food Price Volatility, Food Security, International Food Markets, Time Series Analysis