Since the 2007-08 food crisis, many thoughtful analyses have addressed the causes and impacts of high and volatile international food prices and proposed solutions to the crisis. These studies have covered global as well as local food price dynamics and policy reactions. The food price problem...

In this paper we investigate price and volatility risk originating in linkages between energy and agricultural commodity prices in Germany and study their dynamics over time. We propose an econometric approach to quantify the volatility and correlation risk structure, which has a large impact...

Given the complexity of the traditional biomass gasification technology with low conversion efficiency and high tar content, this paper proposed a new reaction decoupling process of biomass pyrolysis and chemical looping reforming of volatile components. Designing a high activity and selective...