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The ENSO Effect and Asymmetries in Wheat Price Dynamics by Ubilava, David

“…•Wheat prices increase (decrease) by up to six percent due to La Niña (El Niño).•The effect of La Niña is larger in magnitude than that of El Niño.•The price…”
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The Role of El Niño Southern Oscillation in Commodity Price Movement and Predictability by Ubilava, David

“…El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) impacts the supply of and, to some extent, the demand for primary commodities. But what are the consequences of ENSO shocks…”
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El Niño, La Niña, and world coffee price dynamics by Ubilava, David

“…Coffee is produced in equatorial and subequatorial regions of the world, which are also most affected by El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). ENSO events have…”
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The El Niño impact on maize yields is amplified in lower income teleconnected countries by Ubilava, David, Abdolrahimi, Maryam

“…We use a multiple-regime panel smooth transition regression to examine the economic and climatic sources of the nonuniform relationship between El Niño…”
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El Nino southern oscillation and its effects on world vegetable oil prices: assessing asymmetries using smooth transition models by Ubilava, David, Holt, Matt

“…In this research, we examine the effects of El Niño southern oscillation (ENSO) on market dynamics of major vegetable oil prices. We adopt a smooth transition…”
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A comparison of multistep commodity price forecasts using direct and iterated smooth transition autoregressive methods by Ubilava, David

“…The smooth transition autoregressive (STAR) modeling framework has gained popularity in commodity price analysis due to its ability to capture essential…”
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Effects of income and social awareness on consumer WTP for social product attributes by Ubilava, David, Foster, Kenneth A., Lusk, Jayson L., Nilsson, Tomas

“…Recent developments in environmental and animal welfare issues, and the introduction of new production practices may have affected consumer attitudes and…”
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Global commodity market disruption and the fallout by Ferguson, Shon, Ubilava, David

“…The war in the breadbasket of Europe, which spawned at the heels of the once‐in‐a‐lifetime pandemic, sent major cereal prices spiralling upward. The…”
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The SURE Program and Its Interaction with Other Federal Farm Programs by Ubilava, David, Barnett, Barry J., Coble, Keith H., Harri, Ardian

“…We investigate potential effects of the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program introduced in the 2008 Farm Bill. Results suggest little impact…”
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Global commodity market disruption and the fallout by Ferguson, Shon, Ubilava, David

“…The war in the breadbasket of Europe, which spawned at the heels of the once-in- a- lifetime pandemic, sent major cereal prices spiralling upward. The…”
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El Nino Southern Oscillation and the fishmeal-soya bean meal price ratio: regime-dependent dynamics revisited by Ubilava, D.

“…The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) impacts commodity production and prices around the world. This study revisits fishmeal-soya bean meal price ratio…”
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The El Niño Southern Oscillation and economic growth in the developing world by Smith, Sarah C., Ubilava, David

“…•Growth effects of ENSO events are asymmetric and heterogeneous across regions.•An ENSO shock results in up to two percent growth reduction during the El Niño…”
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Lives saved during economic downturns: Evidence from Australia by Atalay, Kadir, Edwards, Rebecca, Schurer, Stefanie, Ubilava, David

“…Worldwide, countries have been restricting work and social activities to counter the emerging public health crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. These…”
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Agricultural windfalls and the seasonality of political violence in Africa by Ubilava, David, Hastings, Justin V., Atalay, Kadir

“…When the prices of cereal grains rise, social unrest and conflict become likely. In rural areas, the predation motives of perpetrators can explain the positive…”
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Geographic diversity in economic publishing by Angus, Simon D., Atalay, Kadir, Newton, Jonathan, Ubilava, David

“…•Over half of top journals have over two thirds of their editorial power located in the USA.•Editorial teams of journals with regional identifiers in the title…”
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Modeling Nonlinearities in the U.S. Soybean-to-Corn Price Ratio: A Smooth Transition Autoregression Approach by Ubilava, David

“…ABSTRACT The soybean‐to‐corn price ratio has long been considered one of the triggers that farmers use in the decision to produce corn or soybeans, but little…”
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Niño, La Niña, and world coffee price dynamics by Ubilava, David

“…Coffee is produced in equatorial and subequatorial regions of the world, which are also most affected by El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). ENSO events have…”
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Quality certification vs. product traceability: Consumer preferences for informational attributes of pork in Georgia by Ubilava, David, Foster, Kenneth

“…Consumer willingness-to-pay for informational attributes of food products is important information for food producers and supply chain participants and policy…”
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The effect of El Niño Southern Oscillation on U.S. corn production and downside risk by Tack, Jesse B., Ubilava, David

“…ENSO teleconnections imply anomalous weather conditions, causing yield shortages, price fluctuations, and civil unrest. We estimate ENSO’s effect on U.S…”
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Climate and agricultural risk: measuring the effect of ENSO on U.S. crop insurance by Tack, Jesse B., Ubilava, David

“…Predictive models of climatic phenomena can aid in insurance program design and decision making. Extreme weather outcomes have been linked to the El Niño…”
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