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Wie (un)moralisch ist Agrarspekulation?

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Aus der wirtschaftsethischen Perspektive des ordonomischen Forschungsprogramms leistet dieser Artikel drei Beiträge zur aktuellen Debatte um zivilgesellschaftliche Vorwürfen, dass die Terminmarktgeschäfte von Agrarspekulanten Hungerkrisen hervorbringen oder verschärfen. Erstens erläutert er den ökonomischen Sachverhalt, wie die Kassamärkte und Terminmärkte für Weizen funktionieren und zusammenhängen. Zweitens begründet er, warum die gegenwärtige Datenlage nicht dafür spricht, dass eine exzessive Spekulation durch künstliche Verknappung (= Weizenhortung) exzessive Preissteigerungen ausgelöst hat. Drittens beantwortet er die im Titel aufgeworfene Frage.

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  • Pies, Ingo, 2022. "Wie (un)moralisch ist Agrarspekulation?," Discussion Papers 2022-17, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Chair of Economic Ethics.
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    Keywords

    Ordonomik; Wirtschaftsethik; Agrarspekulation; Hunger; Zivilgesellschaft; ordonomics; business ethics; speculation; hunger; civil society;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • Q11 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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