In this place we regularly published the HWWA Index of World Market Prices which has been computed since the fifties and was a comprehensive indicator of the price movements of the major raw materials traded in the world markets. Unavoidably, an, index of this kind has to be adjusted from time...

This article contributes to the ongoing discussion on the drivers of food price volatility. Based on theoretical considerations, economical, agricultural, and political determinants of domestic price volatility are identified and discussed. A dynamic panel is estimated to account for country...