Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy

Kalkuhl, Matthias; von Braun, Joachim; Torero, Maximo

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.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2018-04-22

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783319802954

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-28201-5

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 626