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Commodities III: Speculation on (Agricultural) Commodity Derivatives and Financialization of Commodity-Price Formation

In: The Handbook of Global Agricultural Markets

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  • Luc Nijs

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Billions of human beings rely on commodities to eat, heat, and commute. Brutal hikes in agricultural commodities in 2008 and 2011 — and to a certain degree on a continued basis ever since — caused malnutrition for hundreds of millions of people, and related “food riots.” The rise of energy prices and agricultural-related commodity prices weighs on the daily lives of billions as well, as the part they take in monthly spending increases. For these reasons, the issue of excessive speculation in commodity derivatives has been covered by substantial reports and research.2

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  • Luc Nijs, 2014. "Commodities III: Speculation on (Agricultural) Commodity Derivatives and Financialization of Commodity-Price Formation," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Handbook of Global Agricultural Markets, chapter 16, pages 401-442, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-30234-2_16
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137302342_16
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