Commodity Price Volatility, Past and Present
29-30 November 2012
Centre for Economic History, Research School of Economics
& the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy
The Australian National University
| Session 1: 500 Years of Cycles and Trends | |
| 9:00-9:50 | Graciela Kaminsky (George Washington University) “Cycles in International Capital Flows during both Periods of Financial Globalization” » view paper [PDF,625KB] |
| 9:50-10:40 | David Jacks (Simon Fraser University) “Commodity Price Volatility and Its Consequences: A Primer on the Past 300 Years” » view paper [PDF,1.25MB] |
| 10:40-11:10 | Coffee |
| 11:10-12:00 | Neil Kellard (University of Essex) “Trends and Cycles in Real Commodity Prices” 1650-2010” » view paper [PDF,479KB] |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
| Session 2: Emerging Markets | |
| 1:00-1:50 | Andrew Coleman (New Zealand Treasury) “High frequency transport price volatility and commodity price transmission: a century where capacity constraints and logistics management matters”. » view paper [PDF,382KB] |
| 1:50-2:40 | Laura Panza (La Trobe University) “Cotton Boom and De-industrialisation in the Middle East: Contrasting Experiences in Egypt and Turkey.” » view paper [PDF,290KB] |
| 2:40-3:10 | Coffee |
| 3:10-4:00 | Will Martin (World Bank) "Food Price Spikes, Price Insulation and Poverty" with Maros Ivanic and Will Martin.
» view paper [PDF,216KB] |
Public Lecture: The Gruen Lecture in Honour of Fred Gruen
| 5:15-6:30 | Commodity Prices over Two Centuries: Trends, Volatility and Impact |
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Jeff Williamson (Harvard and University of Wisconsin) Workshop and Lecture Dinner: Details TBC |
Conference RSVP: rossana.pinto@anu.edu.au