Uncertainty, Economic Risk and Commodities Markets

Dear Colleagues, 

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic impact on commodities markets. During the period of 2020–21, for example, the pandemic was responsible for record highs for gold and record lows for crude oil. The recent war in Ukraine, on the other hand, has caused major supply disruptions and led to historically high prices for a number of commodities markets. In particular, the rise in energy prices over the year has been the largest since the 1973 oil crisis. Thus, the comprehensive ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have had profound implications for global commodities markets. The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a collection of high-quality research papers covering a wide range of topics on new insights into commodities markets under uncertainty. We welcome original empirical and theoretical contributions to any aspects of soft commodities markets, such as agricultural products, and hard commodities markets, such as gold, rubber, natural gas, and crude oil. We also welcome papers related to recently developed commodities markets, such as emissions and electricity.

Prof. Dr. Jungho Baek
Guest Editor

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