Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2005
Document Number
RESEARCH PAPER 2005-1
Abstract
Commodity prices again! The twentieth century has only been the latest spectator to the impacts and importance of commodity price fluctuations. It is reasonably well known that commodity price records have come down to us from the ancient civilizations of India, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Earlier in the century, formal research began on the relationships between agricultural demand, supply and prices in a market context. This research not only evolved in sophistication but extended to mineral and energy commodities. Also at the beginning of the century, some of the earliest work took place on applying statistical methods to price series. The purpose of this paper is to review how this progress has contributed to analyzing commodity markets and prices and to solving price forecasting problems, concentrating on more recent advances in econometric modeling and time series analysis. Attention is also paid to spatial developments that have implications for regional price modeling.
Digital Commons Citation
Labys, Walter C., "Commodity Price Fluctuations: A Century of Analysis" (2005). Regional Research Institute Working Papers. 103.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/rri_pubs/103