Futures markets and spot price volatility: A case study

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 247-257

  Morgan, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; VEGETABLE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032767332     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1999.tb00811.x     Document Type: Article

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