This paper synthesizes and critiques three approaches to the analysis of the recent booms in food grains and oilseeds commodity prices: the 'perfect storm'; statistical time-series …
In this paper, we analyze the relationships between the prices of biodiesel, ethanol and related fuels and agricultural commodities with a use of minimal spanning trees and …
H Gorter, D Drabik, DR Just - … Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food …, 2015 - Springer
The global food crises of 2008 and 2010 and the increased price volatility revolve around biofuels policies and their interaction with each other, farm policies and between countries …
The US, Brazil and a number of European and other countries worldwide have introduced various support schemes for bioethanol and biodiesel. The advantage of these biofuels is …
S Cevik, TS Sedik - Journal of Wine Economics, 2014 - cambridge.org
This paper explores empirically the causes of extreme fluctuations in commodity prices from January 1990 to June 2010 and seeks to identify the relative contribution of advanced and …
This paper analyzes the impact of ethanol policies on price transmission along the food supply chain. We consider the US corn sector and its vertical links with food and ethanol …
A theoretical and empirical model is developed to analyze the effect of a biodiesel mandate, a tax exemption (tax credit) and an exogenous diesel price shock on world soybean and …
OECD countries' biofuels policies, derived from energy and environmental legislation and activated by high oil prices, were the primary cause of not only the sudden spike in grain and …
The sustainability credentials of biofuels, as substitutes for petrol and diesel, are in question with several economic and environmental issues through their lifecycle of production …