African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Did index trader and swap dealer activity produce a bubble in the agricultural commodity market?

Maria Gaia Soana
Giovanni Verga
Mattia Volpi


  •  Received: 29 August 2019
  •  Accepted: 16 January 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2020

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