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- Ehsan Rasoulinezhad
(Faculty of World Studies, University of Tehran)
- Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary
(School of Global Studies, and the TOKAI Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability (TRIES), Tokai University)
- Naoyuki Yoshino
(Faculty of Economics, Keio University)
Abstract
In many countries, food and energy are vital in national security. However, in energy policy, the relationship between the prices of food and energy has been debated. This chapter examines the connection between the prices of these two vital commodities. Hence, we review existing literature and attempt to determine the relationship using a theoretical framework and an empirical test. Our findings revealed that energy price significantly impacts food prices. According to the results of impulse response functions, agricultural food prices respond favorably to any oil price increase. Moreover, variance decomposition demonstrates that oil prices are responsible for the largest amount of agricultural food price volatility. Oil price changes account for 6.95% and 64.17% of the variance in food prices during the second and 20th periods, respectively. Because rising crude oil prices adversely affect food security, one viable strategy involves combining renewable sources and fossil fuels in a way that positively impacts both energy and food security. We observed that biofuel costs account for less than 2% of the variance in food prices. Finally, as global biofuel demand increases, rising global prices for agricultural commodities and, consequently, the growing threat to food security may also increase. This could be even more important for small-economy countries that have been negatively affected by COVID-19.
Suggested Citation
Ehsan Rasoulinezhad & Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary & Naoyuki Yoshino, 2023.
"Volatility Linkages Between Energy and Food Prices,"
Springer Books, in: Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary & Dayong Zhang (ed.), The Handbook of Energy Policy, chapter 25, pages 715-738,
Springer.
Handle:
RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-981-19-6778-8_30
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6778-8_30
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