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A Cointegration Analysis of Agricultural, Energy and Bio-Fuel Spot and Futures Prices

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  • David E. Allen

    (University of Sydney, and University of South Australia, Australia)

  • Chialin Chang

    (National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan)

  • Michael McAleer

    (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan; Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)

  • Abhay K. Singh

    (Edith Cowan University, Australia)

Abstract

This paper features an analysis of the cointegration relationships among agricultural commodity, ethanol and Cushing crude oil spot and futures prices. The use of grains for the creation of bio-fuels has sparked fears that these demands are inflating food prices. We analyse approximately 10 years of daily spot and futures prices for corn, wheat, sugar ethanol and oil prices from Datastream for the period 19 July 2006 to 2 July 2015. The analysis, featuring Engle-Granger pairwise cointegration and Markov-switching VECM and Impulse Response Analysis, confirms that these markets have significant linkages which vary according to whether they are in low or high volatility regimes.

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  • David E. Allen & Chialin Chang & Michael McAleer & Abhay K. Singh, 2016. "A Cointegration Analysis of Agricultural, Energy and Bio-Fuel Spot and Futures Prices," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 16-038/III, Tinbergen Institute.
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    Keywords

    Bio-fuels ; time series; cointegration ; Markov-switching ; VECM; Impulse Responses; Volatility;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • Q02 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Commodity Market
    • Q35 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Hydrocarbon Resources
    • Q42 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Alternative Energy Sources

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