Price Volatility in Markets - Teacher Presentation
Thursday, November 19, 2009
by Jim Riley
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This new revision presentation looks at the causes and conseqences of price volatility in markets - particularly commodity markets. It includes links to relevant news stories which help illustrate the basic demand and supply theory.
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Categories: AS Micro Commodities Markets Market Equilibrium and Price Price Volatility
Tags: revision, demand, price, supply, commodities, price volatility, oil prices, cocoa prices
Tags: revision, demand, price, supply, commodities, price volatility, oil prices, cocoa prices
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