Investments of Speculative Capital in Staple Foods : Effects and Implications Exemplified by the Case of Corn.
Sebastian. Schneider
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (61 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Investments of Speculative Capital in Staple Foods -- Abstract -- Table of Contents -- Abreviations -- Figures -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Aim and Motivation -- 1.3 Current Status of Research and Structure of this Paper -- 2. Theoretical Background -- 2.1 The Theory of Speculative Capital -- 2.1.1 Specification of Speculative Capital -- 2.1.2 Positive Effects of Speculation -- 2.1.3 Negative Effects of Speculation -- 2.1.4 Review of Chapter 2.1 -- 2.2 The Theory of Commodity Futures Markets -- 2.2.1 Historical Overview on Commodity Futures Markets -- 2.2.2 The CME Group -- 2.2.3 The Nature of Futures -- 2.2.4 The Special Nature of Commodity Futures -- 2.2.4.1 Actors Trading Commodity Futures -- 2.2.4.2 Positive and Negative Effects of Commodity Futures -- 2.3 The Determination of the Cornprice -- 2.3.1 Short-term Determinants on the Supply Side -- 2.3.2 Short-term Determinants on the Demand Side -- 2.3.3 Long-term Determinants on the Supply Side -- 2.3.4 Long-term Determinants on the Demand Side -- 2.3.5 Review of Chapter 2.3 -- 3. Discussion -- 3.1 Determinants Affecting the Corn Price -- 3.2 Speculative Capital Affecting the Corn Price -- 3.2 Review of Chapter 3 -- 4. Conclusion -- 5. Recommendations -- 6. Bibliography.. - This paper elalobrates on the question whether speculative capital invested on commodity futures markets has an effect on staple food, on corn in particular, between 2006 and 2008. Effects as such amount to increasing prices for this type of grain, which may be the cause for the worldwide hunger crisis. Diese Studie geht der Frage nach, inwiefern Finanzspekulationen an den Warenterminbörsen für Grundnahrungsmittel, respektive Mais (corn), die weltweite Hungersnot zwischen 2006 und 2008 ausgelöst haben, bzw. eine Mitschuld daran tragen.
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| ISBN | 9783838602578
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