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Price Discovery in Agricultural Commodities: The Shifting Relationship Between Spot and Future Prices

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  • Baldi, Lucia
  • Peri, Massimo
  • Vandone, Daniela

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  • Baldi, Lucia & Peri, Massimo & Vandone, Daniela, 2011. "Price Discovery in Agricultural Commodities: The Shifting Relationship Between Spot and Future Prices," 2011 International Congress, August 30-September 2, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland 114237, European Association of Agricultural Economists.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.114237
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