"Why are food prices high?" A presentation I held with Karl Shutes on 25 March 2011 organised by the Ministry of Economics, Agriculture and Innovation. A special focus on the role of speculation.
India is experiencing high inflation due to structural imbalances like agricultural shortages and fuel price rises. Allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail could help reduce inflation by introducing more organized supply chains, increasing competition, and cutting out middlemen. Global retailers would bring more efficient warehousing and distribution systems, lowering costs. This would offset existing inefficiencies and waste. Increased investment and job creation could also raise disposable incomes and consumption, while farmers may earn more through better linkages to retailers. However, local small retailers may find it harder to compete. On balance, organized retail expansion is expected to put downward pressure on inflation over the long run.
The document defines the aggregate price level as the general price of all goods and services produced in an economy over time, and explains that economists use price indexes and the aggregate price level to measure inflation and deflation. It also discusses the relationship between aggregate output and the price level, noting that aggregate demand typically has a negative slope, so a lower price level is associated with higher aggregate demand and output. The National Bureau of Economic Research programs aim to more accurately measure inflation and output to improve short-run policy decisions.
This document discusses the various determinants of demand, including price, income, prices of related goods, tastes, government policies, climate, advertising, expectations, and number of consumers. It explains how each of these factors can cause either a shift of the demand curve or a shift along the demand curve. It provides examples to illustrate how changes in income, prices of substitutes and complements, tastes, government policies, climate, and number of consumers impact demand for different goods.
The link between income and demand is explored when we cover income elasticity of demand. The most important distinction to make in this section is between normal and inferior products. Please also be clear on the difference between a normal necessity and a normal luxury. The coefficient of income elasticity is important for businesses because it helps them to forecast, other factors remaining the same, how demand for their goods and services will be affected by changes in the real incomes of consumers as an economy moves through the various stages of a business cycle. Producers of inferior goods tend to do well when an economy is in recession or when real wages are falling!
The document discusses the main functions of the price mechanism, which are to allocate scarce resources, ration goods when demand exceeds supply, send signals to producers and consumers about market conditions, and provide incentives. It provides examples of how prices change to perform these functions in markets for goods like food, housing, and cotton. The document also examines factors that can cause price volatility, like shifts in supply and demand, and how elasticity influences the impact of these shifts on price and quantity.
This document discusses the basic elements of supply and demand. It defines demand and supply schedules and curves, and the laws of demand and supply. It also outlines several factors that affect supply and demand curves, such as changes in tastes, income, prices of related goods, technology, and government policies. The document also discusses market equilibrium and how shifts in supply and demand curves impact equilibrium price and quantity. Specifically, it explains how a rightward shift in demand or supply results in a higher equilibrium price, while a leftward shift decreases the equilibrium price.
Measuring the Cost of Living - computing for CPI and Inflation (SS 113)Arvin Maruya
SS 113 (Economic Planning and Strategy) report on measuring the cost of livingg.
Additional References:
N. Gregory Mankiw's Principles of Macroeconomics.
N. Gregory Mankiw's PPT slides for Principles of Macroeconomics.
India is experiencing high inflation due to structural imbalances like agricultural shortages and fuel price rises. Allowing foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail could help reduce inflation by introducing more organized supply chains, increasing competition, and cutting out middlemen. Global retailers would bring more efficient warehousing and distribution systems, lowering costs. This would offset existing inefficiencies and waste. Increased investment and job creation could also raise disposable incomes and consumption, while farmers may earn more through better linkages to retailers. However, local small retailers may find it harder to compete. On balance, organized retail expansion is expected to put downward pressure on inflation over the long run.
The document defines the aggregate price level as the general price of all goods and services produced in an economy over time, and explains that economists use price indexes and the aggregate price level to measure inflation and deflation. It also discusses the relationship between aggregate output and the price level, noting that aggregate demand typically has a negative slope, so a lower price level is associated with higher aggregate demand and output. The National Bureau of Economic Research programs aim to more accurately measure inflation and output to improve short-run policy decisions.
This document discusses the various determinants of demand, including price, income, prices of related goods, tastes, government policies, climate, advertising, expectations, and number of consumers. It explains how each of these factors can cause either a shift of the demand curve or a shift along the demand curve. It provides examples to illustrate how changes in income, prices of substitutes and complements, tastes, government policies, climate, and number of consumers impact demand for different goods.
The link between income and demand is explored when we cover income elasticity of demand. The most important distinction to make in this section is between normal and inferior products. Please also be clear on the difference between a normal necessity and a normal luxury. The coefficient of income elasticity is important for businesses because it helps them to forecast, other factors remaining the same, how demand for their goods and services will be affected by changes in the real incomes of consumers as an economy moves through the various stages of a business cycle. Producers of inferior goods tend to do well when an economy is in recession or when real wages are falling!
The document discusses the main functions of the price mechanism, which are to allocate scarce resources, ration goods when demand exceeds supply, send signals to producers and consumers about market conditions, and provide incentives. It provides examples of how prices change to perform these functions in markets for goods like food, housing, and cotton. The document also examines factors that can cause price volatility, like shifts in supply and demand, and how elasticity influences the impact of these shifts on price and quantity.
This document discusses the basic elements of supply and demand. It defines demand and supply schedules and curves, and the laws of demand and supply. It also outlines several factors that affect supply and demand curves, such as changes in tastes, income, prices of related goods, technology, and government policies. The document also discusses market equilibrium and how shifts in supply and demand curves impact equilibrium price and quantity. Specifically, it explains how a rightward shift in demand or supply results in a higher equilibrium price, while a leftward shift decreases the equilibrium price.
Measuring the Cost of Living - computing for CPI and Inflation (SS 113)Arvin Maruya
SS 113 (Economic Planning and Strategy) report on measuring the cost of livingg.
Additional References:
N. Gregory Mankiw's Principles of Macroeconomics.
N. Gregory Mankiw's PPT slides for Principles of Macroeconomics.
Slides for video chapter11 a measuring the cost of living 2 19Sue Guzek
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used to measure the overall cost of goods and services purchased by a typical consumer. It is an important gauge for measuring inflation rates over time. The CPI basket includes categories like food, housing, transportation, medical care, recreation, and others. It is calculated by fixing the basket of goods, finding current prices, computing values, choosing a base year, and then computing price changes as a percentage from the base year. While the CPI is a key economic indicator, it has limitations like substitution bias and an inability to measure quality changes in goods.
11.exchange rate and macroeconomic aggregates in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that analyzes the impact of exchange rates on macroeconomic aggregates in Nigeria from 1970 to 2009. It uses simultaneous equation models and vector-autoregressive models to examine the relationship between real exchange rates and GDP growth. The results show no strong direct relationship between exchange rate changes and GDP growth. Rather, Nigeria's economic growth has been directly affected by fiscal and monetary policies and exports. Exchange rate overvaluation has been unfavorable for growth. The conclusion is that exchange rate management improvements are necessary but not sufficient to revive the Nigerian economy and broader economic reforms are required.
Exchange rate and macroeconomic aggregates in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that analyzes the impact of exchange rates on macroeconomic aggregates in Nigeria from 1970 to 2009. Using simultaneous equation models and vector-autoregressive models, the study finds no strong direct relationship between exchange rate changes and GDP growth in Nigeria. Rather, economic growth has been directly affected by fiscal and monetary policies and exports, which have sustained an overvalued exchange rate that has been unfavorable for growth. The conclusion is that improving exchange rate management is necessary but not sufficient to revive the Nigerian economy, and a broader program of economic reforms is required, including complementary restrictive monetary policy.
The document discusses various measures of inflation and cost of living. The consumer price index (CPI) measures the cost of typical household purchases and is used to track inflation. However, the CPI has limitations and may overstate inflation by about 1% annually due to substitution effects, new products, and unmeasured quality changes. The GDP deflator similarly measures price changes but for all goods and services produced rather than consumed. Price indexes are necessary to correct dollar amounts for inflation when making comparisons over time or calculating real interest rates.
Income elasticity of demand (YED) measures how responsive demand is to changes in income. YED is calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in real income. Goods are classified based on their YED: normal goods have positive YED, luxury goods have YED greater than 1, necessities have positive YED less than 1, and inferior goods have negative YED. Inferior goods are countercyclical and demand increases when incomes fall. Examples of luxury goods include fine wines and resorts while examples of inferior goods include cigarettes and bus transportation.
This document provides an overview of demand, supply, and market equilibrium. It defines key terms like demand, supply, quantity demanded, quantity supplied, and discusses the laws of demand and supply. Specifically, it explains that the law of demand states that as price increases, quantity demanded decreases, while the law of supply states that as price increases, quantity supplied also increases. It then discusses how individual demand and supply curves combine to form market demand and supply curves and how equilibrium is reached at the price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. Finally, it analyzes how changes in demand or supply can shift the curves and impact equilibrium price and quantity.
What is inflation?
What is a Consumer Price Index?
What is the price mechanism?
What three roles do prices play?
Which two categories is left out of the core inflation rate?
Is any increase in prices inflationary?
The consumer price index (CPI) measures the cost of a basket of goods and services relative to the base year, and is used to calculate the inflation rate. The CPI imperfectly measures cost of living due to substitution bias, new products, and quality changes unaccounted for. It tends to overstate inflation by about 1% annually. The GDP deflator differs in including all goods and services produced rather than consumed, and automatically adjusting its basket over time. Price indexes are needed to correct dollar figures for inflation effects over different time periods.
The document summarizes the performance of various domestic and international stock market indexes in the third quarter of 2011. Some key points:
- Nearly all market segments experienced double-digit losses in the quarter due to events like the debt ceiling debate and US credit downgrade.
- Large cap stocks declined the most, with the S&P 500 down 13.9%. Small and mid cap stocks fared even worse, with the Russell 2000 down 21.9%.
- International stocks also declined sharply when measured in US dollars, with emerging markets down 22.5%.
- Bond markets performed better, with the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index gaining 3.8% as investors sought safe havens.
Food inflation occurs when the prices of food items consistently rise over a period of time rather than seasonally or suddenly. In Pakistan, food inflation has fluctuated over the past few decades from as low as 1.68% in 1999-2000 to as high as 26.61% in 2008-2009. High food inflation significantly impacts poorer segments of the population where food constitutes a larger portion of expenses. Common causes of food inflation in Pakistan include a lack of agricultural infrastructure, volatile weather conditions, increases in global food and oil prices, black market activities, and shortages in supply. Potential solutions involve cracking down on hoarding and black markets, allowing greater private sector imports, improving storage facilities, and releasing buffer stocks in a timely
Price determination and simple applicationsAmiteshYadav7
The document discusses market equilibrium between demand and supply. It defines key concepts like market demand, market supply, equilibrium price and quantity. It explains how equilibrium is determined at the price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. It also discusses how changes in demand or supply alone, or both simultaneously, impact equilibrium price and quantity. Specific cases discussed include increases or decreases in demand and supply, as well as situations with perfectly elastic or inelastic demand and supply curves. Price ceilings and floors are also explained, along with their impacts on market equilibrium and potential issues like shortages or surpluses that may arise.
This document provides an overview of market demand theory including definitions of demand, the demand curve, factors that shift the demand curve, and the concepts of utility and diminishing marginal utility. It defines demand as the quantity consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price. The demand curve illustrates the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. Factors like income levels, prices of substitutes/complements, and advertising can cause the demand curve to shift. Utility represents satisfaction from consumption, and the idea of diminishing marginal utility explains why demand curves slope downward.
This document discusses food inflation in India. It defines inflation and food inflation, noting that food inflation is calculated based on the wholesale price index. The document then lists several causes of food inflation in India, including rising production and labor costs, food exports, speculation, and inefficient agriculture. It also discusses the impact of high food inflation, such as loss of purchasing power and the need for many Indians to borrow money. The document concludes by recommending government measures to control inflation like revised monetary policies and increasing agricultural productivity.
Climate Change and Civil War in Somalia: Does Drought Fuel Conflict through ...IFPRIMENA
1) The document analyzes whether droughts in Somalia fuel civil conflict through lowering livestock prices and people's opportunity costs.
2) Using statistical analysis of temperature, drought conditions, livestock prices, and conflict incidents, the study finds that droughts significantly increase violent conflicts by depressing cattle and goat prices.
3) Climate change is projected to increase droughts and conflicts in Somalia in the future, so building resilience through effective coping mechanisms and income diversification is important for both conflict prevention and adaptation.
The document discusses the concepts of supply and demand and market equilibrium. It defines demand and supply curves and how they interact at the equilibrium point to clear the market. It explains the laws of supply and demand and how various factors can cause shifts in the demand and supply curves, resulting in changes to the equilibrium price and quantity. These factors include income, tastes, technology, population, prices of substitutes and other goods, expectations, advertising, production costs, and prices of alternative products.
This is the final presentation of the Finance 210 module.
The purpose of this presentation is to analyze a single day in the market and targeting the major announcements and effects on the economy.
This short revision presentation explores the distinction between individual and market demand. Market demand is the aggregation of individual demand for goods and services at a given price.
Fed taper 15 july 2021 - war-room slides (1)hiddenlevers
This document discusses the possibility of the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchase program and potential scenarios for inflation and interest rates. It notes that 40% of Fed officials expect a rate hike in 2022, but bond yields are dropping despite this. It outlines three scenarios: good (low rates and earnings growth), baseline (transitory inflation and stable rates), and ugly (high inflation forcing rate hikes that cause an economic slowdown). The baseline scenario appears most likely, with inflation peaking and the jobs recovery continuing over the next 8 months.
Virtual Global Food Reserve Policy to Protect the Poor and Prevent Market Fa...Joachim von Braun
The document proposes a virtual global food reserve policy to address food crises. It consists of two parts: 1) a minimum physical grain reserve for humanitarian assistance, and 2) a virtual reserve and intervention mechanism backed by a financial fund. The virtual reserve would intervene in futures markets when prices rise above estimated price bands, executing silent short sales to lower speculative prices without realizing losses. This mechanism aims to stabilize prices through influencing expectations while minimizing market distortions.
Slides for video chapter11 a measuring the cost of living 2 19Sue Guzek
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used to measure the overall cost of goods and services purchased by a typical consumer. It is an important gauge for measuring inflation rates over time. The CPI basket includes categories like food, housing, transportation, medical care, recreation, and others. It is calculated by fixing the basket of goods, finding current prices, computing values, choosing a base year, and then computing price changes as a percentage from the base year. While the CPI is a key economic indicator, it has limitations like substitution bias and an inability to measure quality changes in goods.
11.exchange rate and macroeconomic aggregates in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that analyzes the impact of exchange rates on macroeconomic aggregates in Nigeria from 1970 to 2009. It uses simultaneous equation models and vector-autoregressive models to examine the relationship between real exchange rates and GDP growth. The results show no strong direct relationship between exchange rate changes and GDP growth. Rather, Nigeria's economic growth has been directly affected by fiscal and monetary policies and exports. Exchange rate overvaluation has been unfavorable for growth. The conclusion is that exchange rate management improvements are necessary but not sufficient to revive the Nigerian economy and broader economic reforms are required.
Exchange rate and macroeconomic aggregates in nigeriaAlexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that analyzes the impact of exchange rates on macroeconomic aggregates in Nigeria from 1970 to 2009. Using simultaneous equation models and vector-autoregressive models, the study finds no strong direct relationship between exchange rate changes and GDP growth in Nigeria. Rather, economic growth has been directly affected by fiscal and monetary policies and exports, which have sustained an overvalued exchange rate that has been unfavorable for growth. The conclusion is that improving exchange rate management is necessary but not sufficient to revive the Nigerian economy, and a broader program of economic reforms is required, including complementary restrictive monetary policy.
The document discusses various measures of inflation and cost of living. The consumer price index (CPI) measures the cost of typical household purchases and is used to track inflation. However, the CPI has limitations and may overstate inflation by about 1% annually due to substitution effects, new products, and unmeasured quality changes. The GDP deflator similarly measures price changes but for all goods and services produced rather than consumed. Price indexes are necessary to correct dollar amounts for inflation when making comparisons over time or calculating real interest rates.
Income elasticity of demand (YED) measures how responsive demand is to changes in income. YED is calculated as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in real income. Goods are classified based on their YED: normal goods have positive YED, luxury goods have YED greater than 1, necessities have positive YED less than 1, and inferior goods have negative YED. Inferior goods are countercyclical and demand increases when incomes fall. Examples of luxury goods include fine wines and resorts while examples of inferior goods include cigarettes and bus transportation.
This document provides an overview of demand, supply, and market equilibrium. It defines key terms like demand, supply, quantity demanded, quantity supplied, and discusses the laws of demand and supply. Specifically, it explains that the law of demand states that as price increases, quantity demanded decreases, while the law of supply states that as price increases, quantity supplied also increases. It then discusses how individual demand and supply curves combine to form market demand and supply curves and how equilibrium is reached at the price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. Finally, it analyzes how changes in demand or supply can shift the curves and impact equilibrium price and quantity.
What is inflation?
What is a Consumer Price Index?
What is the price mechanism?
What three roles do prices play?
Which two categories is left out of the core inflation rate?
Is any increase in prices inflationary?
The consumer price index (CPI) measures the cost of a basket of goods and services relative to the base year, and is used to calculate the inflation rate. The CPI imperfectly measures cost of living due to substitution bias, new products, and quality changes unaccounted for. It tends to overstate inflation by about 1% annually. The GDP deflator differs in including all goods and services produced rather than consumed, and automatically adjusting its basket over time. Price indexes are needed to correct dollar figures for inflation effects over different time periods.
The document summarizes the performance of various domestic and international stock market indexes in the third quarter of 2011. Some key points:
- Nearly all market segments experienced double-digit losses in the quarter due to events like the debt ceiling debate and US credit downgrade.
- Large cap stocks declined the most, with the S&P 500 down 13.9%. Small and mid cap stocks fared even worse, with the Russell 2000 down 21.9%.
- International stocks also declined sharply when measured in US dollars, with emerging markets down 22.5%.
- Bond markets performed better, with the Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index gaining 3.8% as investors sought safe havens.
Food inflation occurs when the prices of food items consistently rise over a period of time rather than seasonally or suddenly. In Pakistan, food inflation has fluctuated over the past few decades from as low as 1.68% in 1999-2000 to as high as 26.61% in 2008-2009. High food inflation significantly impacts poorer segments of the population where food constitutes a larger portion of expenses. Common causes of food inflation in Pakistan include a lack of agricultural infrastructure, volatile weather conditions, increases in global food and oil prices, black market activities, and shortages in supply. Potential solutions involve cracking down on hoarding and black markets, allowing greater private sector imports, improving storage facilities, and releasing buffer stocks in a timely
Price determination and simple applicationsAmiteshYadav7
The document discusses market equilibrium between demand and supply. It defines key concepts like market demand, market supply, equilibrium price and quantity. It explains how equilibrium is determined at the price where quantity demanded equals quantity supplied. It also discusses how changes in demand or supply alone, or both simultaneously, impact equilibrium price and quantity. Specific cases discussed include increases or decreases in demand and supply, as well as situations with perfectly elastic or inelastic demand and supply curves. Price ceilings and floors are also explained, along with their impacts on market equilibrium and potential issues like shortages or surpluses that may arise.
This document provides an overview of market demand theory including definitions of demand, the demand curve, factors that shift the demand curve, and the concepts of utility and diminishing marginal utility. It defines demand as the quantity consumers are willing and able to purchase at a given price. The demand curve illustrates the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded. Factors like income levels, prices of substitutes/complements, and advertising can cause the demand curve to shift. Utility represents satisfaction from consumption, and the idea of diminishing marginal utility explains why demand curves slope downward.
This document discusses food inflation in India. It defines inflation and food inflation, noting that food inflation is calculated based on the wholesale price index. The document then lists several causes of food inflation in India, including rising production and labor costs, food exports, speculation, and inefficient agriculture. It also discusses the impact of high food inflation, such as loss of purchasing power and the need for many Indians to borrow money. The document concludes by recommending government measures to control inflation like revised monetary policies and increasing agricultural productivity.
Climate Change and Civil War in Somalia: Does Drought Fuel Conflict through ...IFPRIMENA
1) The document analyzes whether droughts in Somalia fuel civil conflict through lowering livestock prices and people's opportunity costs.
2) Using statistical analysis of temperature, drought conditions, livestock prices, and conflict incidents, the study finds that droughts significantly increase violent conflicts by depressing cattle and goat prices.
3) Climate change is projected to increase droughts and conflicts in Somalia in the future, so building resilience through effective coping mechanisms and income diversification is important for both conflict prevention and adaptation.
The document discusses the concepts of supply and demand and market equilibrium. It defines demand and supply curves and how they interact at the equilibrium point to clear the market. It explains the laws of supply and demand and how various factors can cause shifts in the demand and supply curves, resulting in changes to the equilibrium price and quantity. These factors include income, tastes, technology, population, prices of substitutes and other goods, expectations, advertising, production costs, and prices of alternative products.
This is the final presentation of the Finance 210 module.
The purpose of this presentation is to analyze a single day in the market and targeting the major announcements and effects on the economy.
This short revision presentation explores the distinction between individual and market demand. Market demand is the aggregation of individual demand for goods and services at a given price.
Fed taper 15 july 2021 - war-room slides (1)hiddenlevers
This document discusses the possibility of the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchase program and potential scenarios for inflation and interest rates. It notes that 40% of Fed officials expect a rate hike in 2022, but bond yields are dropping despite this. It outlines three scenarios: good (low rates and earnings growth), baseline (transitory inflation and stable rates), and ugly (high inflation forcing rate hikes that cause an economic slowdown). The baseline scenario appears most likely, with inflation peaking and the jobs recovery continuing over the next 8 months.
Virtual Global Food Reserve Policy to Protect the Poor and Prevent Market Fa...Joachim von Braun
The document proposes a virtual global food reserve policy to address food crises. It consists of two parts: 1) a minimum physical grain reserve for humanitarian assistance, and 2) a virtual reserve and intervention mechanism backed by a financial fund. The virtual reserve would intervene in futures markets when prices rise above estimated price bands, executing silent short sales to lower speculative prices without realizing losses. This mechanism aims to stabilize prices through influencing expectations while minimizing market distortions.
This document summarizes a presentation on confronting high food prices. It discusses how food prices have risen to unusual levels due to factors like increasing incomes, biofuels production, slowing agricultural growth, and speculation. This has negatively impacted the poor. While globalization and reduced distortions have helped in the past, rising protectionism in response to high prices threatens to undermine trade and harm consumers. The presentation argues for new institutional arrangements to better handle food price volatility and its effects.
The document discusses the challenges of climate change for agriculture and food security. It argues that resources and research need to focus on helping poor rural communities adapt. International climate agreements could impact food security depending on how agriculture is treated and funds are allocated. The document proposes specific policy actions and Copenhagen agreement language around incentivizing agricultural mitigation, increasing adaptation investment, and establishing a public technology network focused on climate-smart agriculture.
The document discusses the challenges of climate change and ensuring global food security. It argues that agriculture must be appropriately integrated into climate change agreements to address both climate change in the context of food security and food security in the context of climate change. Climate change is projected to reduce production of key crops like rice, maize and wheat by 2050 according to the models discussed, which could significantly increase food prices and malnutrition. Investments in agricultural adaptation and mitigation totaling $7 billion annually are needed to counteract the effects of climate change.
Why Hunger in Asia? Agricultural and Rural Development for Reducing Food Inse...Joachim von Braun
This document discusses hunger and food insecurity in Asia. It notes that Asia is now home to 67% of the world's poor, with 912 million people remaining in poverty in South and East Asia. Certain groups like ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected. Asia also has the largest number of undernourished people globally. Food price shocks have increased vulnerability, with some Asian countries like Bangladesh ranking highly vulnerable. Slower economic growth and the global financial crisis may further exacerbate hunger challenges. Agriculture and rural development are posited as important for reducing food insecurity.
1) The document discusses rising global food insecurity and the risks posed by factors like poverty, volatile food prices, financial crises, and climate change.
2) It outlines an agenda for research, investment, and action that includes promoting agricultural growth, innovating insurance systems, facilitating open trade, and expanding social protection programs.
3) Key recommendations include tripling investment in agricultural research and innovation, developing new insurance products for smallholders, keeping trade open during food shortages, and protecting vulnerable groups through cash transfers and nutrition programs.
1. INTRODUCTIONCheap food has been taken for granted for almost .docxjackiewalcutt
This document discusses the causes of the global food crisis that began in 2007. It identifies several key demand-side and supply-side factors that contributed to rising food prices. On the demand side, increased biofuels production, especially in the US and EU where crops like corn and soybeans were diverted to fuel production, was a major factor driving up prices of those commodities. Rapid economic growth in countries like China and India also increased global demand for food. On the supply side, weather events like droughts negatively impacted agricultural production in some regions.
Competition in the Food Sector: Issues Arising in the Meat SectorOECD Governance
Presentation by Professor Steve McCorriston, Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Exeter’s Business School, United Kingdom, at the II Competition and Regulation Forum: “Reaching for market efficiency” which took place in Mexico on 9-10 January 2018. Further information is available at www.oecd.org/gov/regulatory-policy/.
Policy Seminar presentation by Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University at IFPRI Policy Seminar on "Policymakers’ Responses to Food Price Crises" May 3, 2013
Rising food prices and implications for information needsJohan Lorenzen
Rising global food prices and domestic food security in Uganda require ongoing monitoring and analysis of indicators to understand trends and impacts. Key information needs include:
1) Monitoring domestic food prices, production, consumption and nutrition status to track food security.
2) Analyzing indicators to identify causes of changes, such as whether rising prices stem from global markets, weather, or other factors.
3) Assessing relationships between indicators like how crop failures or price hikes affect households.
4) Evaluating impacts of policies on food security, which requires methods like randomized trials. Balancing data collection costs and accuracy is important for effective policy responses.
Investigating the Long Run Relationship Between Crude Oil and Food Commodity ...Veripath Partners
"Crude oil price is believed to be one of the factors that affect food commodity prices. It is an
agricultural production input, therefore the prices of fertilizer, fuel and transportation are affected by the crude oil prices directly, and subsequently they influence the production of grain commodities. There is another dimension to how oil prices can affect food commodity prices, and it is from the derived demand for biofuels. With rising oil prices, demand for biofuels increase and the production
of these fuel is highly dependent on the availability of agricultural feed stocks. So it is primarily because of the above two dynamics that I want to investigate if there is a long term relationship between crude oil prices and food commodity prices. This is an important issue in present times because of the rising prices and volatility in the oil and food commodity markets. I will try to examine if there exist a cointegrating relationship between crude oil price and food commodity price for the period between 1980 to 2011. The food commodities selected are maize, rice, soybean and wheat. Time Series econometric techniques were applied to find our results. The Engle-Granger Co-integration test revealed that there is long run relationship between crude oil prices and maize, soybean, wheat. But, rice prices were not found to be cointegrated. I also carried out the traditional Granger Causality test to check whether causality exist between the two prices. We find that there is unidirectional causality, with only crude oil prices ‘Granger causing’ each of the four food commodity prices. The reverse was not true, as crude oil prices were not found to be influenced by price of food commodities. So from our results we can confirm the significance of oil prices and the impact it has on the food commodity prices."
The document discusses the challenges of sustainably feeding a growing global population. It examines key historical drivers like population growth, income growth, and technological progress in reproducing changes in crop yields, prices, production, and land use from 1961-2006. Population growth was the dominant demand driver historically but is slowing, while income growth will increasingly impact demand. Productivity growth through technology and adaptation like trade and agricultural R&D investments will be critical to meeting future needs given uncertainty around population, income growth, and climate impacts. International trade can help moderate price impacts across regions from events like severe climate change.
This document discusses various concepts and measures related to inflation in India. It begins by defining inflation as a sustained increase in general price levels, as measured by consumer and wholesale prices. It then discusses related concepts like the velocity and neutrality of money. The document outlines different types of inflation including cost-push and demand-pull inflation. It examines the causes and effects of inflation on income distribution, wealth, output and employment. The document also discusses the consumer price index, wholesale price index, and index of industrial production as key measures of inflation in India. Relevant government websites for further information are also provided.
This document discusses food and commodity price indices from 1980 to present. It shows that non-food commodity prices rose more than food prices during the 2008 crisis. Food price volatility differs from consumer food price inflation. Charts show price indices for staples in low-income countries increased during the 2007-2008 food crisis. The FAO global food price index reflects average internationally traded commodity prices, not local staple prices. Shipping costs can also be volatile. Sudden price increases can improve rural incomes but hurt urban poor, while sudden declines undermine food production investment. The role of bioenergy in food prices and whether biofuel policies could lead to more stable food prices is discussed.
This document discusses inflation trends in the Indian economy. It defines inflation and identifies several causes of inflation including demand-pull, cost-push, and overexpansion of the money supply. It also outlines how inflation is measured in India using the wholesale price index and consumer price index. Recent inflation trends are analyzed and measures taken by the Reserve Bank of India to control inflation are described. Challenges for the Indian economy in controlling inflation and spreading equitable growth are also mentioned.
Prof Kym Anderson's talk from the Australian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society's event "Reframing the Food Agenda: Setting the Scene for Australia" held August 19, 2011
Supply in the healthcare sector refers to the quantity of medical services, staffing, equipment, and beds that providers are able and willing to offer at a given price level. The quantity supplied is determined by both price factors like costs of production as well as non-price factors including technology, returns from alternative activities, and natural events. When supply and demand are not in balance, there is either excess supply with more offered than demanded, or excess demand with more wanted than available.
Food prices are rising due to population growth increasing demand for food, higher energy costs driving up production costs, and speculation in commodity markets. An equity fund manager could profit from inflation in food prices by investing in companies that produce agricultural supplies and machinery, taking long positions on staple crops and meats, and short positions on luxury foods.
Global food price increase and impact to farmersAaron Liew
Global food prices are determined by market forces of supply and demand. Food prices increase when demand increases, due to factors like population growth, or supply decreases, due to issues like bad weather reducing crop yields. Government policies can also impact supply and demand and affect prices. For long term stability, governments should support developing countries' agricultural sectors to help farmers increase production and incomes.
The document analyzes the case of Wal-Mart from 1970-1985. During this period, Wal-Mart prospered as it took advantage of economic challenges like stagflation and oil shocks to expand its discount stores and centralized distribution network. Social and technological changes around strong labor unions and new computers also presented opportunities for Wal-Mart to grow by involving unions and applying computers to inventory and distribution.
The document discusses rising food prices from 2007 to early 2009 and the challenges and opportunities for smallholder farmers. Key points include:
- Food prices sharply increased during this period due to factors like increasing living standards, biofuel production, and speculative commodity investments. This led to higher inflation.
- Countries responded with protective trade policies that deepened the crisis. Both net food exporters and importers were negatively impacted.
- Smallholder farmers face challenges like low yields, lack of infrastructure and resources, and weaker price incentives. Support is needed to help them boost production and market access.
- Overall the crisis underscores the need for sound national agricultural and trade policies to promote food security and smallholder incomes.
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Discussion assignments will be graded based upon the criteria and rubric specified in the Syllabus.
For this Discussion Question, complete the following.
1. Review the three articles about Inflation that are found below this.
2. Locate two JOURNAL articles which discuss this topic further. You need to focus on the Abstract, Introduction, Results, and Conclusion. For our purposes, you are not expected to fully understand the Data and Methodology.
3. Summarize these journal articles. Please use your own words. No copy-and-paste. Cite your sources.
4.you will need to reply to the posts of two of your peers. Your replies must focus on increasing knowledge of the class and must advance the discussion further. Simply affirming your peers does not count as a substantive reply.
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There is wide consensus for the economic profession for the long, where they can adjust are allowed with the phenomenon. The distinction between the relative prices can be more ultimate with the real factors where the monetary prices could be developed with the real economy in which they can determine the long horizons .The productivity growth can be high or low for the implication in which the economy globalization could be expect in the material impact .In the absence of capital control with the domestic inflation for the hypothesis which can explore for the differences in the composition in the lower inflation for the environment which can be more country-specific with the resisted appreciation .In order to better understand the relative role for the global impacts that may consider the conscious decisions for the sets of factors .The global centric approach for the opposite premises in which goods from different countries with the capital mobility where the excess demand for the offset which can be approach for the exchange rate in which the competing of domestic goods for the process are unexplained .This key distinction can be specifically applied for the study of inflation where the fixed exchange rate with the capital mobility for the prices between the two sectors in which the excess demand for the inflation process could be more cultural with the final capital for the managerial process in which there can be breakdown for the financial regulatory with the output and input markets ( Borio .C , Filardo . A).
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6. Why are food price so high? Supply Underinvestment in agri-sector Extreme events eg weather shocks Demand Macroeconomic factors Changing patterns of demand Alternative uses eg biofuels Stock levels Act as a buffer to counter shocks USD- Euro etc Trade Policies Import/ Export bans Speculation Political economy factors
12. Recap of Banse, Nowicki & van Meijl Fundamental data Low inventories Supply side shocks such as weather Oil Prices Biofuel demand Role of Speculation?
14. Who are Speculators? There is no single answer A trader who seeks to earn profit and in doing so takes on (additional) risk Whereas a hedger is looking to minimize their exposure to certain risks Not a mutually exclusive group Can be classified by the types of trade Scalping- minute to minute trades Day traders- a view over a day with no overnight position Position traders- hold alonger position either outright or spread
15. Corn CBOT Open Interest Short Positions Long Positions Open Interest: is the total amount of all futures contracts entered into and not yet offset by a transaction, delivery, excercise, etc (CFTC)
16. CFTC Definition Commericals Dealers/ Merchants Manufacturers Agricultural or Natural Resource traders Producers Swap and Derivative Traders (moved category in other data) Non-Commercials Hedge funds Floor brokers Non registered participants
17. Speculation is risky: Tony Ward Bought 241.000 tonnes of cocoa (about $1bn) Crops better than expected Political impact reduced Prices fell 25% since delivery in August
18. Speculative Instruments OTC (Over The Counter) Forwards Delivery at a price set now Swaps A fixed price is exchanged for a fixed price Similar to a portfolio of forwards of different maturities but the same fixed price Exchange based Futures Standardised forward (approximately)
19. OTC Potentially higher counter-party risks of defaulting Problems with price transparency Double coincidence of wants Exchange trading High leverage Exposure to price movements can be very high No double coincidence of wants
20. Current Research Does speculation cause high food prices? Causality is used in a very specific sense of temporal ordering Atheoretical time series framework Christmas cards Granger cause Christmas Better interpreted as leading not causing Evidence of a latent variable Some extra missing factor that is not included in the analysis
21. Speculation Causes Price Rises Cooke & Robles (2009) Monthly prices- wheat, corn, rice & soybeans Macro data included eg USD-Euro Short time series Low power Structural breaks in series further reduces span Speculative proxies Granger caused food price rises until the food crisis and then ceased to have explanatory power
22. Robles, Torero & von Braun 30 month rolling analysis on monthly data Speculation proxies: net positions, non-commercials to reportables Granger causality found in wheat, maize, soybeans & rice for some of the proxies No single proxy was found to be significant across commodities
23. Gilbert (2009, 2010) Granger causality tests in a number of markets Funds appear to be a mechanism for transmitting information about, for example Chinese economic growth rather than a cause of and in itself Common factors might account for some of the findings
24. Speculation Does Not Cause Price Rises Harris & Buyuksahin(2009) Oil speculation volumes are Granger caused by price changes Speculation follows the trending prices & does not create the trend
25. Sanders, Irwin etal (2008, 2010) Theoretical linkages not demonstrated Money moving into the market does not constitute demand except through the belief that this constitutes new improved information Impact on Spot by participating in only derivatives markets Price rises occurred in markets without speculation Granger causality tests on weekly returns and volatilities suggest the hypothesis of Granger causality is not accepted in a majority of cases Working’s measure of speculative activity Speculators required to meet liquidity and hedging needs Long only funds meeting unbalanced short hedges No large changes in the measure over 1995-2008 Corn ranged from 1.06 to 1.13
26. Summary Empirical evidence is inconclusive: Granger causality is not causality Need theory to explain link between futures prices and cash prices (often missing in studies) Theory: spot prices drive futures prices, not the other way round
27. LEI’s Ongoing Research Econometric multivariate model examining the role of cross correlations in the returns on a broader universe of commodities and equity The funds are interested in a diversified portfolio Portfolio correlations are going to be important in their decisions Modelling time varying risk premia explicitly Research on trade restrictions Update on the 2008 report “why are food prices so high?”