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| Bukeviciute, Lina; Dierx, Adriaan; Ilzkovitz, Fabienne; Roty, Guillaume. |
| Agricultural commodities and consumer food prices have experienced strong variations over the last 2 years, both upwards and downwards. This increased volatility, combined with long-term prospects of rising food prices, highlights the necessity to increase the efficiency of the food supply chain to ensure consumer food prices reflect the evolution of inputs prices. This paper aims at better understanding price transmission mechanisms along the chain across European Union Member States. Significant differences across Member States in magnitude of pass-through of agricultural commodity prices variations to consumer prices, as well as price transmission asymmetries, suggest potential market fragmentation within the EU. Country-specific regulatory frameworks,... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food; Regulation; Market structure; Competition; Pricing.; Financial Economics. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/57987 |
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