The market efficiency hypothesis: The case of coffee and cocoa futures

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-184

  Sabuhoro, Jean Bosco ^a   Larue, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCOA; COFFEE; COMMODITY PRICES; FUTURES MARKET; MARKET EFFICIENCY HYPOTHESIS;

EID: 0030726581     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(97)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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