When prices spike: Identifying excessive volatility in fertilizer markets

Sharp and volatile fertilizer price movements can hinder adoption and reduce agricultural productivity, especially among vulnerable smallholders. Using a nonparametric location-scale approach to model price returns, we quantify the conditional value-at-risk (CVaR)—the high return threshold exceeded...

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Main Authors: Yao, Feng, Hernandez, Manuel A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2026
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178557

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