Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-04-21
Mått:155 x 235 x 40 mm
Vikt:1 115 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:626
Upplaga:16001
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319281995

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Matthias Kalkuhl is Professor on Climate Change, Development and Economic Growth at the University of Potsdam, Germany, and Head of the Working Group Economic Growth and Human Development, MCC Berlin, GermanyJoachim von Braun is Professor for Economic and Technological Change at the University of Bonn and Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF)Maximo Torero, Dr., is Division Director of the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division at the International Food Policy Research Institute, IFPRI for Latin America, leader of the Global Research Program on Institutions and Infrastructure for Markets Development, and co-leader of the Global Research Program on Urban and Rural Linkages

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword.- Introduction.- Part I: Food Price Volatility at International Food Commodity markets.- Part II: Commodity and Financial Market Linkages.- Part 3: National and Regional Response to Food Price volatility.- Part IV: the Micro-Economics of Price risk, volatility and Price shocks: Household, Firms and Communities.