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Solving Stochastic Models of Competitive Storage and Trade by Chebychev Collocation Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2016

Mario J. Miranda  and
Joseph W. Glauber
Mario J. Miranda
Affiliation:
The Ohio State University
Joseph W. Glauber
Affiliation:
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
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Abstract

We show how to solve the stochastic spatial-temporal price equilibrium model numerically using the Chebychev collocation method. We then use the model to analyze the joint and interactive stabilizing effects of competitive storage and trade.

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Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , Volume 24 , Issue 1 , April 1995 , pp. 70 - 77
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Copyright © 1995 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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