This paper presents some evidence of a positive effect of Agriculture R&D investment on economic growth in general dynamic setting using annual data for 57 developing countries for the period 1981-2010. The potential endogeneity of Research and Development Investment is also addressed to...

We examine the dynamic inter-dependencies between soybean and majors cereal prices. The importance of this analysis is justified by the high volatility in grain prices and the need to understand how shocks are diffused across markets. We use monthly prices on the international markets of the...

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/05/07.

This study follows the standard factor endowment approach to explain the effects of environmental regulations on net exports in different product-based industries. It constructs an econometric model which includes factor endowments and environmental regulations to examine how strict...

After over eight years of trading, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange butter futures contract remains thinly traded, possibly impeding price discovery. Pricing efficiency was assessed using cointegration techniques and error correction models. Results suggest that market efficiency could not be...