volatility and adverse regional neighborhood effects; 2) slow response of private investment, both in its level and in terms of …

, volatility, and the associated response options is derived. Future food prices are likely to remain higher than pre-2007 levels … world price signals reach more producers to induce a supply response. To reduce world food price volatility, suggested …-grain stock purchases and releases to reduce, rather than amplify, local and world food price volatility; (3) shift to market …

volatility and its effects on food security is a complex issue with many dimensions, agricultural and non-agricultural, short and … begins with a discussion of volatility and of the ways in which volatility affects countries, businesses, consumers and … volatility in future. This report offers suggestions for a systematic and internationally coordinated response building on the …

along with average levels. Although price volatility is an intrinsic characteristic of agricultural markets, it has … linkages with more volatile oil prices, including through biofuels, tend to place upward pressure on food price volatility …. These factors are likely to persist in the short-to medium-term suggesting that volatility may be higher in the future than …

"In contrast with a growing literature on the drivers of aggregate volatility in developing countries, its consequences … aggregate volatility has a regressive, asymmetric, and non linear impact, as reflected in the strong influence of extreme output …