Starting from the somewhat unclear provisions of the Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations (1980), now replaced by Regulation (EC) no. 593/2008, in the literature, some authors have speculated that its provisions could become applicable by the very designation, by the...

In recent years, rising food prices have returned as a concern for policy makers especially in developing countries. In this context, this paper examines how supply shocks, both domestic and foreign, have mattered to imports and consumption in the global rice market over 1960–2010. Such an...