Time-varying risk premium: Further evidence in agricultural futures markets

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 715-725

  Frank, J ^a   Garcia, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; ECONOMETRICS; RISK PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 61849110458     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840601019026     Document Type: Article

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