Trends, Fluctuations, and Determinants of Commodity Prices

Luis E. Arango; Fernando Arias-Rodríguez; Luz Adriana Flórez

Borradores de Economia

Number:

521

Published:

Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Classification JEL:

E3, E32, F4, O13, O47, Q11

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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