Trends, Fluctuations, and Determinants of Commodity Prices

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
521
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E3, E32, F4, O13, O47, Q11
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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