An Analysis of the Impact of the Financialization of Commodity MarketsFootnote¹

1 An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Second Annual Department of Trade and Industry Economic Research Advisory Network (ERAN) Conference, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 8-10 March 2017.

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