Can Inflation Expectations Be Measured Using Commodity Futures Prices?
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- Saleuddin, Rasheed & Coffman, D’Maris, 2018. "Can inflation expectations be measured using commodity futures prices?," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 37-48.
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commodity futures; Keynes; great depression; inflation;All these keywords.
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