Long-run drift, co-movement and persistence in real wheat and maize prices

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 106-121

  Newbold, Paul ^a   Rayner, Tony ^a   Kellard, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD MARKET; MAIZE; PRICE DYNAMICS; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034054622     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2000.tb01212.x     Document Type: Article

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