Market efficiency in agricultural futures markets

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2002
Volume: 34
Issue: 12
Pages: 1519-1532

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Market efficiency and unbiasedness are tested in four agricultural commodity futures markets - live cattle, hogs, corn, and soybean meal - using cointegration and error correction models with GQARCH-in-mean processes. Results indicate each market is unbiased in the long run, although cattle, hogs and corn futures markets exhibit short-run inefficiencies and pricing biases. Models for cattle and corn outperform futures prices in out-of-sample forecasting. Results also suggest short-run time-varying risk premiums in cattle and hog futures markets.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:34:y:2002:i:12:p:1519-1532
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26