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Project

Understanding the interlinkages between global food commodity markets and the rest of the economy
Code
01D26417
Duration
01 October 2017 → 04 September 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Applied economics
    • Economic history
    • Macroeconomics and monetary economics
    • Microeconomics
    • Tourism
Keywords
food prices oil prices macroeconomics
 
Project description
 

This project will investigate the causes, consequences, and transmission mechanisms of food price fluctuations. First, the importance (and heterogeneous impact) of different drivers of food prices will be investigated. Next, I will analyze the role of biofuels in the creation of a connection between food and oil markets. Finally, the transmission mechanisms of food shocks to other macroeconomic variables will be analyzed.