John Baffes

World Bank

Senior Economist

1818 H Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20433

United States

http://econ.worldbank.org/staff/jbaffes

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

29

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Scholarly Papers (29)

1.

The Great Plunge in Oil Prices: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 30 Jun 2015
World Bank, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 2,332 (10,622)
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commodity prices, 2014 oil price decline, macroeconomic implications, supply factors, demand factors, unconventional oil production, global output, and global inflation

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Placing the 2006/08 Commodity Price Boom into Perspective

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5371
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes and Tassos Haniotis
World Bank and European Union - European Commission
Downloads 1,642 (18,494)
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Markets and Market Access, Emerging Markets, Commodities, Energy Production and Transportation, E-Business

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Oil Spills on Other Commodities

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4333
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes
World Bank
Downloads 516 (91,489)
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Energy Production and Transportation, Markets and Market Access, Emerging Markets, Commodities, E-Business

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Single-Equation Estimation of the Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
World Bank, World Bank - Economic Development Institute and Swarthmore College - Economics Department
Downloads 347 (144,961)
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Long-Term Drivers of Food Prices

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6455
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes and Allen Dennis
World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
Downloads 303 (167,391)

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Markets and Market Access, Emerging Markets, Food & Beverage Industry, Climate Change Economics, Energy Production and Transportation

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Commodity Market Reform in Africa: Some Recent Experience

Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
World Bank, Global Research Institute, World Bank - Agriculture and Rural Development Department and World Bank
Downloads 271 (187,787)
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Domestic and External Drivers of Maize Prices in Tanzania

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Feb 2015 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2015
World Bank, Independent and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
Downloads 268 (189,933)
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Export ban, Food prices, Weather anomalies, Price transmission, Tanzania

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The Co-Movement between Cotton and Polyester Prices

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Apr 2005
John Baffes and Gaston Gohou
World Bank and University of Maryland - Department of Economics
Downloads 267 (190,669)

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The 2014-16 Oil Price Collapse in Retrospect: Sources and Implications

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8419
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 May 2018
World Bank, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 226 (224,523)
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Energy and Environment, Energy Demand, Energy and Mining, Macroeconomic Management, Economic Adjustment and Lending, Public Sector Economics, Public Finance Decentralization and Poverty Reduction, Macro-Fiscal Policy, Services & Transfers to Poor, Energy Policies & Economics, Disability, Economic Assistance, Access of Poor to Social Services, Inflation

10.

More on the Energy/Non-Energy Commodity Price Link

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4982
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes
World Bank
Downloads 199 (252,641)

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Markets and Market Access, Energy Production and Transportation, Emerging Markets, E-Business, Commodities

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Disciplining Agricultural Support Through Decoupling

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 01 Apr 2005
John Baffes and Harry de Gorter
World Bank and Cornell University - School of Applied Economics and Management
Downloads 193 (259,532)
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Sources of Volatility During Four Oil Price Crashes

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 21 Apr 2015
John Baffes and Varun Kshirsagar
World Bank and Independent
Downloads 102 (433,033)

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Crude oil price, volatility, oil price crashes, commodity markets

Sources of Volatility During Four Oil Price Crashes

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7425
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes and Varun Kshirsagar
World Bank and Independent
Downloads 55 (621,139)

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Commodity Risk Management

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Detecting Price Links in the World Cotton Market

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes
World Bank
Downloads 145 (331,357)

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The Role of Major Emerging Markets in Global Commodity Demand

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8495
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 28 Aug 2018
World Bank, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 142 (336,894)
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Energy and Mining, Energy and Environment, Energy Demand, Mining & Extractive Industry (Non-Energy), Primary Metals, Oil Refining & Gas Industry, Food Security

15.

What Explains Agricultural Price Movements?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7589
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes and Tassos Haniotis
World Bank and European Union - European Commission
Downloads 138 (344,518)
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Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems, Community Based Rural Development, Rural Communities, Agricultural Economics, Rural Development Strategy & Policy, Regional Rural Development

16.

Are You Too Young for the Nobel Prize?

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 23 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2011
John Baffes and Athanasios Vamvakidis
World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) - European Department
Downloads 136 (348,480)
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Nobel Prize, Nobel Laureates, Age Bias

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How to Feed the World in 2050: Macroeconomic Environment, Commodity Markets -- A Longer Term Outlook

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Jun 2013 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2013
World Bank, World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 134 (352,476)
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commodity prices, long-term prospects, global economy

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Is Growth in Bangladesh's Rice Production Sustainable?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes and Madhur Gautam
World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 130 (360,710)

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Cotton Subsidies, the WTO, and The'Cotton Problem'

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5663
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes
World Bank
Downloads 122 (378,200)

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Economic Theory & Research, Crops and Crop Management Systems, Emerging Markets, Livestock and Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Industry

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From Prices to Incomes: Agricultural Subsidization Without Protection?

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes and Jacob Meerman
World Bank and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 113 (399,846)

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Restructuring Uganda's Coffee Industry: Why Going Back to the Basics Matters

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4020
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes
World Bank
Downloads 110 (407,774)

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Crops & Crop Management Systems, Markets and Market Access, Access to Markets, Water and Industry, Economic Theory & Research

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Cotton, Biotechnology, and Economic Development

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5896
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes
World Bank
Downloads 103 (427,182)

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Crops and Crop Management Systems, Markets and Market Access, E-Business, Emerging Markets, Economic Theory & Research

23.

The Role of Income and Substitution in Commodity Demand

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9122
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 28 Jan 2020
World Bank, World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 95 (451,025)
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Analyzing Food Price Trends in the Context of Engel?S Law and the Prebisch-Singer Hypothesis

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7424
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes and Xiaoli Etienne
World Bank and West Virginia University - Division of Resource Management
Downloads 91 (463,660)

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Agricultural Economics, Trade and Agriculture, Agricultural Trade, Commodity Risk Management

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What Drives Local Food Prices? Evidence from the Tanzanian Maize Market

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7338
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
World Bank, Independent and World Bank - Development Economics Group (DEC)
Downloads 82 (494,134)

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Commodity Risk Management

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Markets for Cotton By-Products: Global Trends and Implications for African Cotton Producers

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5355
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
John Baffes
World Bank
Downloads 77 (512,695)

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Crops and Crop Management Systems, Markets and Market Access, Energy Production and Transportation, Livestock and Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Industry

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Shocks to Food Market Systems: A Network Approach

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 07 Aug 2017
John Baffes and Varun Kshirsagar
World Bank and Independent
Downloads 75 (520,320)

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Price Transmission, Market Integration, Tanzania, Food Prices, Market Networks, Trade Policy, Commodity Markets

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Commodity Price Shocks: Order within Chaos?

Number of pages: 77 Posted: 23 Dec 2021
John Baffes and Alain Ntumba Kabundi
World Bank and World Bank
Downloads 62 (575,731)

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Agriculture, commodity shocks, energy, fertilizers, metals, price cycles, price trends, supercycles

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Do Supercycles Dominate Commodity Price Movements?

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 08 May 2023
John Baffes and Alain Kabundi
World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Downloads 19 (859,570)

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commodity prices, supercycles