The determinants of fluctuations in food prices in Cameroon

Les déterminants des fluctuations des prix vivriers au Cameroun

Jules René Minkoua Nzie (), Ludovic Temple () and Bernadette Kamgnia Dia
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Jules René Minkoua Nzie: Université de Yaoundé II
Ludovic Temple: Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Bernadette Kamgnia Dia: Université de Yaoundé II

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Abstract: This study analyses fluctuations in the prices of food crops in the urban markets of Cameroon. Our methodology is based on the computation of an indicator of price volatility and the application of the vector autoregresion model (VAR). The results show in Douala and Yaoundé, over the period 1994-2012, the combined effects of the storable or tradable nature of food produce, the persistence of past volatility, as well as fluctuations in the prices of substitutes.

Keywords: Price; fluctuation; market; food crop; Cameroon; food security; VAR; Prix; marché; vivrier; Cameroun; sécurité alimentaire; modèle VAR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-12-12
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Published in Systèmes alimentaires / Food Systems, 2018, 2018 (n°3), pp.161-192. ⟨10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-08722-9.p.0161⟩

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DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-08722-9.p.0161

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