It is widely understood that the real price of globally traded commodities is determined by the forces of demand and supply. One of the main determinants of the real price of commodities is shifts in the demand for commodities associated with unexpected fluctuations in global real economic...

Examining the commodity chains that have connected producers in Latin America with consumers around the world for 500 years, this work follows a specific commodity from its inception, through its development and transport, to its final destination in the hands of consumers

Die Arbeitsgruppe Rohstoffpreise der Vereinigung europäischer Konjunkturforschungsinstitute (AIECE) hat sich am 28. und 29. März mit der Entwicklung der internationalen Rohstoffpreise befaßt. Unter der Annahme, daß das reale Bruttoinlandsprodukt in den westlichen Industrieländern 1996 um...