"The authors examine the price linkages among polyester (the dominant chemical fiber), cotton (the dominant natural … commodities. b) Crude oil prices have a stronger effect on polyester prices compared with cotton prices. c) Price shocks …

subnational jurisdictions, representing almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), are putting a price on carbon …

representing almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions are putting a price on carbon. Over the past decade the number of …

The increase in the price of oil and food carry major adverse poverty and macroeconomic implications especially for … fragile and small states and for low income households in all developing countries. In terms of their impact on income … impact of the oil price increase on economic growth is likely to be negative and the challenge of crafting appropriate policy …

"This paper proposes that individuals care about the relative income of proximate reference groups. Making use of self …-reported life satisfaction as a proxy for unobservable utility, the relative income of siblings is tested for relevance as a … reference point for new sample data from Venezuela. Having greater perceived income than one's siblings is found to be …

spectacularly narrowed down, but this effect is dwarfed by that of world-price volatility. A counterfactual analysis based on a … contributed to raise purchase prices and the cash income of vanilla farmers. But the effect on farmers' consumption remains small …