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Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy
Matthias Kalkuhl (Ed.)
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Description for Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy
Hardback. Food Price Volatility and Its Implications Editor(s): Kalkuhl, Matthias; Von Braun, Joachim; Torero, Maximo. Num Pages: 637 pages, 78 black & white illustrations, 56 colour illustrations, 114 black & white tables, 20 col. BIC Classification: KCB; RNFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 174 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1106.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1105g
Number of Pages
626
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319281995
SKU
V9783319281995
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Ref
99-15
About Matthias Kalkuhl (Ed.)
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, Germany Joachim von Braun is Professor for Economic and Technological Change at the University of Bonn and Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF) ... Read more
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