The record price development in commodity markets during the economic boom period lasting from early 2000 to mid 2008 highlighted a perceived scarcity particularly in metal markets that contrasted the preceding period beginning in the late 1970s of largely abundant availability and falling real...

The potential accession of Turkey to the EU, and the related adoption of the CAP by Turkey,is expected to influence agricultural markets in both the EU and Turkey. The extent of theaccession impacts depends on the one hand on the way the CAP will be implemented inTurkey, while on the other hand...