Ever since the late 1980s, the management of agricultural price instability has been
dominated both in academic and political circles by a single doctrine. Its domination is so …

The 2007–08 food price surge has prompted renewed concerns in relation to food security. I
ask whether the International Commodity Agreements of the second half of the twentieth …

Since the financial and food price crises of 2007, market instability has been a topic of major
concern to agricultural economists and policy professionals. This volume provides an …

This article provides an analysis of the European Commission's proposals (18 Novembre
2010) regarding the next CAP reform. It proposes a reflection centered on the volatility of …

Market risks in agriculture are related to volatility of input and output prices, availability of
inputs or credit, availability of markets for farm products, and variations in income derived …

Boom and bust cycles are widely documented in the literature on industry dynamics.
Rigidities and delays in capacity adjustment in combination with bounded rational behavior …

ASiST is an advisory service of the European Commission (EC) managed by the unit in
charge of rural development, food security and nutrition (C1) within the Directorate General …

Cette thèse analyse les enjeux du développement économique liés aux dynamiques des
cours des matières premières en général et ceux du coton en particulier. Traditionnellement …

High and volatile food prices can push people into poverty, impact production and
consumption, discourage investments, and lead to social unrest. Thus, due to occasional …

High and volatile food prices can have serious consequences, particularly for the poor who
spend a large share of their income on food. Trade or storage can help to stabilize volatile …