The Economics of Commodity Markets

“Too many textbooks market themselves as being commodity specific but are often nothing more than glorified maths books with a loose connection to the asset class. Thankfully, this book avoids that mistake and offers a very broad but rigorous analysis for investors interested in accessing the different commodity markets.” ?Neil C Schofield, Director, Financial Markets Training

?This book represents an important contribution to the literature on commodity markets. One of the innovations in this work is the use of advanced econometric techniques to shed light on linkages between different commodity markets and their dependence on macro-economic variables. Thus, the book complements recent research on the role that commodity inventories play in driving commodity prices. This book will prove valuable reading to students of commodity markets as well as analysts that forecast commodity markets or construct portfolios involving commodities.? ?Dr Robert Kosowski, Director of the Risk Management Laboratory & Associate Professor, Imperial College Business School

?The Economics of Commodity Markets written by Julien Chevallier and Florian Ielpo is an exceptionally valuable and up-to-date reference for investment professionals and researchers interested in commodity markets. The book reviews how econometric and economic techniques are applied to descriptive analysis of different commodity markets and study of interactions between, and co-movements across, different asset classes (including commodities and traditional investment vehicles, such as stocks and bonds). Any trader or investment manager will find Part II of the book, covering the impacts of business cycles and macro-economic events on commodity prices, very useful in formulating and testing different portfolio strategies. The book fills a gap in the literature and should be mandatory reading for anybody interested in these dynamic and rapidly evolving markets.? ?Vincent Kaminski, Rice University, Houston

About the authors

DR. JULIEN CHEVALLIER is a Tenured Associate Professor of Economics (Professeur des Universités). He undertakes research and lectures on time-series econometrics applied to financial, commodity and energy markets. Dr. Chevallier has research connections with various universities, including the University Paris Dauphine. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University Paris West in 2008, and his M.Sc. in Economics from the London School of Economics in 2005. Dr. Chevallier has previously held visiting research positions at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change of Imperial College London, at the Centre for Economic Performance of the London School of Economics, at Georgetown University, and at the World Bank. Dr. Chevallier is the author of the book Econometric Analysis of Carbon Markets (Springer). He has published articles in leading refereed journals, including Applied Economics, Energy Economics, Resource and Energy Economics and The Energy Journal. Furthermore, Dr. Chevallier currently serves as Associate Editor at Energy Economics, at the International Journal of Global Energy Issues, and at the Journal of Stock & Forex Trading.

DR. FLORIAN IELPO is Investment Manager & Associate Researcher at CES – Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne. He acts as an Investment Manager in the asset management branch of a bank in Switzerland. In the meantime, he is an Associate Researcher at the Centre d’Economie de la Sorbonne in Paris, France. His expertise is built on an on-going combination between professional skills gained from building decision tools and strategic decision making, and active academic research focusing on the application of econometric tools relating economics and finance. Florian completed his Ph.D. in Financial Econometrics from the Sorbonne University in Paris, France while working as an Economist in the banking industry. He then occupied various positions, moving from an Econometrician position to becoming an Active Investment Manager. He teaches selected aspects of applied finance at the Sorbonne and Dauphine Universities and at the Ecole Nationale des Techniques Avancées (ENSTA) in Paris, France. Florian’s peer-reviewed scientific publications can be found in various journals such as Quantitative Finance, the Journal of Forecasting, Finance Research Letters or the Journal of Investing.