Economics and Finance of Commodity Price Shocks

Name: Economics and Finance of Commodity Price Shocks
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Economics and Finance of Commodity Price ShocksAuthor(s): Mikidadu Mohammed\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032033693, 978-1032033693\nSynopsis\nThe behaviour of commodity prices never ceases to marvel economists, financial analysts, industry experts, and policymakers. Unexpected swings in commodity prices used to occur infrequently but have now become a permanent feature of global commodity markets. This book is about modelling commodity price shocks. It is intended to provide insights into the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical modelling of the underlying causes of global commodity price shocks. \n\nThree main objectives motivated the writing of this book. First, to provide a variety of modelling frameworks for documenting the frequency and intensity of commodity price shocks. Second, to evaluate existing approaches used for forecasting large movements in future commodity prices. Third, to cover a wide.