Media Coverage and Food Commodities: Agricultural Futures Prices and Volatility Effects
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3067949