Description: "The conference was organized by the three editors of this book and took place on August 15-16, 2012 in Seattle."--Preface.
Brief description: Jean-Paul Chavas is the Anderson-Bascom Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a member of the board of directors of the NBER.
Review Quotes: "Although agricultural commodity prices have been unstable throughout history, price volatility increased between 2008 and 2012, a phenomenon that attracted great interest among and study by agricultural economists. This volume . . . will bring readers up to date with current factors that must be included with econometric models addressing food price volatility. . . . This important work deals with a pressing contemporary matter that will continue to affect every person in the future. . . . Recommended."-- "Choice" (4/6/2015 12:00:00 AM)