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Discussion: Causes of Agricultural and Food Price Inflation andVolatility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Norbert Wilson*
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama

Abstract

This discussion is a review and critique of the three papers in the 2012Southern Agricultural Economics Association invited paper session titledCauses of Agricultural and Food Price Inflation and Volatility.

Type
Invited Paper Sessions
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2012

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