Filler, Günther; Franke, Christian; Odening, Martin; … - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 81 (2012) 4, pp. 9-28
This paper investigates the impact of speculation on prices of agricultural commodities. Recently, non-commercial traders are responsible for price peaks and increased volatility on agricultural markets. As a matter of fact, speculation with commodity futures has increased over the last decade....