The determinants of fluctuations in food prices in Cameroon
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: Systèmes alimentaires / Food Systems
2018, n° 3. varia - Authors: Minkoua Nzie (Jules René), Temple (Ludovic), Kamgnia Dia (Bernadette)
- Pages: 161 to 192
- Journal: Food systems
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.
- CLIL theme: 3306 -- SCIENCES ÉCONOMIQUES -- Économie de la mondialisation et du développement
- ISBN: 978-2-406-08722-9
- EAN: 9782406087229
- ISSN: 2555-0411
- DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-08722-9.p.0161
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 12-10-2018
- Periodicity: Annual
- Language: French
- Keyword: Price, fluctuation, market, food crop, Cameroon, food security, VAR
