Commodities of all sorts have risen in price over the past few years. Some say that the prices reflect a bubble, driven by low interest rates and excessive speculation. Others say the price gains can be fully explained by supply and demand.Inflation (Finance) ; Food prices

Brett W. Fawley

Luciana Juvenal

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Research Papers in Economics

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Commodity price gains: speculation vs. fundamentals

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Commodity price gains: speculation vs. fundamentals

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