Food scare crises and price volatility: The case of the BSE in Spain

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 179-185

  Serra, Teresa ^a  

^a Edifici ESAB   (Spain)

Author keywords

BSE food scare; Food price volatility; STCC GARCH

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SUPPLY; PRICE DYNAMICS;

SPAIN;

BOVINAE;

EID: 79952317822     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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