The Long-Run Impact of Energy Prices on World Agricultural Markets: The Role of Macro-Economic Linkages

Francois Chantret and Alexandre Gohin

No 51560, 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: The world prices of food and energy products have followed similar large swings in recent years. We investigate the long run relationship between these prices using a world Computable General Equilibrium model with detailed representations of food and energy markets. Particular attention is paid to specify macro-economic linkages which have often been overlooked in recent analysis and debate. We find that the omission of these macro-economic linkages has a substantial bearing on this relationship. A positive relationship due to the cost push effect has been identified in most analysis, but we find that the introduction of the real income effect may indeed imply a negative relationship between world food and energy prices. Accordingly, it is crucial to move from a sector-focused analysis to a system wide approach when analyzing the linkages between global energy and food markets.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Crop Production/Industries; Demand and Price Analysis; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.51560

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