Hungermakers? Why futures market activities by index funds are promoting the common good

Ingo Pies, Sören Prehn, Thomas Glauben and Matthias Georg Will

No 2013-19, Discussion Papers from Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Chair of Economic Ethics

Abstract: This short essay on financial speculation with agricultural commodities offers (1) a survey of the real economy factors that caused recent hunger crises, (2) an overview of academic research on the impact of index-based financial speculation on agricultural futures markets, and (3) a discussion of political measures that are appropriate for improving global food security. The arguments are supported by numerous graphs.

Keywords: speculation; futures market; hunger; food security; index funds; Agrarspekulation; Terminmarkt; Hunger; Nahrungssicherheit; Index-fonds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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