Exploring the Trend of Commodity Prices: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Qi Zhang, Yi Hu, Jianbin Jiao and Shouyang Wang
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Qi Zhang: School of Emergency Management Science and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Yi Hu: School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Jianbin Jiao: School of Emergency Management Science and Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Shouyang Wang: School of Economics and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 15, 1-22

Abstract: As the supply of commodities forms essential lifelines for modern society, commodity price fluctuations can significantly impact the operation and sustainable development of macroeconomics, production activities, and people’s security and well-being. The commodity trading market also plays a pivotal role in the competition of the international industrial chain and the sustainable development of the industry. The method of bibliometrics was used in this study to trace the development of research on commodity prices, and statistical and co-citation analyses were conducted on selected literature samples. It was found that the research hotspots in this field are concentrated on four aspects: factors influencing commodity prices, the impact of price fluctuations on the macroeconomy, forecasts of commodity prices, and the financialization of commodities. A current commodity price research network centered on oil prices has formed. Future directions in this field, which developed out of oil shock research 40 years ago, can further investigate the impact of factors and the responses that can be made to emergencies on commodity prices, as well as continuing to develop better methods of commodity price forecasting.

Keywords: commodity prices; bibliometrics; co-citation; cluster analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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