history. Some of these commodities have been more volatile than others, and those with more volatile prices have grown slowly … new panel database for 35 countries, this paper estimates the impact of terms of trade volatility and secular change on … country performance between 1870 and 1939. Volatility was much more important for accumulation and growth than was secular …

that commodity price volatility is a key source of those shocks. This paper explores commodity and manufactures prices over …Poor countries are more volatile than rich countries, and we know this volatility impedes their growth. We also know … the past three centuries to answer three questions: Has commodity price volatility increased over time? The answer is no …