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Responding to import surges: Price transmission from international to local soybean markets

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  • Zheng, Xuyun
  • Pan, Zheng

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Understanding the determinants of price transmission is critical for designing effective policies to cope with grain price fluctuations and protect vulnerable consumers and producers. This study investigates transmission patterns of soybean prices from international to local markets in different contexts of import dependency. Empirical results suggest that price transmission is more pronounced in the low-import dependency period than in the high-import dependency period. We find suggestive evidence that policy intervention and market power are important explanations for this price phenomenon.

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  • Zheng, Xuyun & Pan, Zheng, 2022. "Responding to import surges: Price transmission from international to local soybean markets," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 584-597.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:82:y:2022:i:c:p:584-597
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2022.07.001
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    Price transmission; Soybean market; Policy intervention; Market power;
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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