This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the impli

The recent global financial crisis exposed the serious limitations of existing economic and financial models. Not only did macro models fail to predict the cris

"The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.

Since 2006, global food prices have fluctuated greatly around an increasing trend and price spikes were observed for key food commodities such as rice, wheat, a

Fluctuations of commodity prices, most notably of oil, capture considerable attention and have been tied to important economic effects. This book advances our u