Economics, Econometrics and Finance
4 years ago

Financial speculation threatens commodity markets, policy reforms urgently needed.

Commodity prices, financial markets, and development: Effects of the financialisation of commodity markets and necessary policy reforms
Cornelia Staritz, Christine Heumesser, Karin Küblböck

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