The Co-Movement Between Cotton and Polyester Prices

The authors examine the price linkages among polyester (the dominant chemical fiber), cotton (the dominant natural fiber), and crude oil (the dominant energy commodity), based on monthly data between 1980 and 2002. The modeling framework incorporates several aspects of the unit root econometrics lit...

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Main Authors: Baffes, John, Gohou, Gaston
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5650313/co-movement-between-cotton-polyester-prices
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spelling okr-10986-88702021-04-23T14:02:42Z The Co-Movement Between Cotton and Polyester Prices Baffes, John Gohou, Gaston ACRYLIC AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURE BARRIERS TO ENTRY BUDGET DEFICITS CARBON CLOTHING COCOA COCONUT COCONUT OIL COFFEE COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS COTTON COTTON PRICES COTTON PRODUCTION CPI DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC DYNAMICS EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURES EXPORTS FAO FIBERS FISHER EFFECT FUTURE RESEARCH INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INORGANIC FIBERS INTEREST RATES JUTE MAIZE MARKET ANALYSIS MARKET INTEGRATION MARKETING MEAL NATURAL FIBERS NYLON OIL OIL PRICES PALM OIL POLITICAL ECONOMY POLYESTER PRESENT VALUE PRICE CHANGES PRICE INCREASES PRODUCE PRODUCERS PURCHASING PURCHASING POWER RAYON RICE SILK SISAL SORGHUM SOYBEAN SOYBEAN OIL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SUBSTITUTES SUGAR SYNTHETIC FIBRES TEA TEXTILES TIME SERIES TRADE POLICIES WAGES WHEAT WOOL The authors examine the price linkages among polyester (the dominant chemical fiber), cotton (the dominant natural fiber), and crude oil (the dominant energy commodity), based on monthly data between 1980 and 2002. The modeling framework incorporates several aspects of the unit root econometrics literature. They find that: a) There is strong co-movement between cotton and polyester prices, well above the co-movement observed between these two prices and prices of other primary commodities. b) Crude oil prices have a stronger effect on polyester prices compared with cotton prices. c) Price shocks originating in the polyester market are transmitted at much higher speed to the cotton market than vice-versa. 2012-06-22T20:42:35Z 2012-06-22T20:42:35Z 2005-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5650313/co-movement-between-cotton-polyester-prices http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8870 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3534 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ACRYLIC
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURE
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BUDGET DEFICITS
CARBON
CLOTHING
COCOA
COCONUT
COCONUT OIL
COFFEE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS
COTTON
COTTON PRICES
COTTON PRODUCTION
CPI
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FAO
FIBERS
FISHER EFFECT
FUTURE RESEARCH
INEFFICIENCY
INFLATION
INORGANIC FIBERS
INTEREST RATES
JUTE
MAIZE
MARKET ANALYSIS
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKETING
MEAL
NATURAL FIBERS
NYLON
OIL
OIL PRICES
PALM OIL
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLYESTER
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE INCREASES
PRODUCE
PRODUCERS
PURCHASING
PURCHASING POWER
RAYON
RICE
SILK
SISAL
SORGHUM
SOYBEAN
SOYBEAN OIL
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SUBSTITUTES
SUGAR
SYNTHETIC FIBRES
TEA
TEXTILES
TIME SERIES
TRADE POLICIES
WAGES
WHEAT
WOOL
spellingShingle ACRYLIC
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURE
BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BUDGET DEFICITS
CARBON
CLOTHING
COCOA
COCONUT
COCONUT OIL
COFFEE
COMMODITY PRICES
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS
COTTON
COTTON PRICES
COTTON PRODUCTION
CPI
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
EQUILIBRIUM
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FAO
FIBERS
FISHER EFFECT
FUTURE RESEARCH
INEFFICIENCY
INFLATION
INORGANIC FIBERS
INTEREST RATES
JUTE
MAIZE
MARKET ANALYSIS
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKETING
MEAL
NATURAL FIBERS
NYLON
OIL
OIL PRICES
PALM OIL
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLYESTER
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE INCREASES
PRODUCE
PRODUCERS
PURCHASING
PURCHASING POWER
RAYON
RICE
SILK
SISAL
SORGHUM
SOYBEAN
SOYBEAN OIL
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
SUBSTITUTES
SUGAR
SYNTHETIC FIBRES
TEA
TEXTILES
TIME SERIES
TRADE POLICIES
WAGES
WHEAT
WOOL
Baffes, John
Gohou, Gaston
The Co-Movement Between Cotton and Polyester Prices
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3534
description The authors examine the price linkages among polyester (the dominant chemical fiber), cotton (the dominant natural fiber), and crude oil (the dominant energy commodity), based on monthly data between 1980 and 2002. The modeling framework incorporates several aspects of the unit root econometrics literature. They find that: a) There is strong co-movement between cotton and polyester prices, well above the co-movement observed between these two prices and prices of other primary commodities. b) Crude oil prices have a stronger effect on polyester prices compared with cotton prices. c) Price shocks originating in the polyester market are transmitted at much higher speed to the cotton market than vice-versa.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Baffes, John
Gohou, Gaston
author_facet Baffes, John
Gohou, Gaston
author_sort Baffes, John
title The Co-Movement Between Cotton and Polyester Prices
title_short The Co-Movement Between Cotton and Polyester Prices
title_full The Co-Movement Between Cotton and Polyester Prices
title_fullStr The Co-Movement Between Cotton and Polyester Prices
title_full_unstemmed The Co-Movement Between Cotton and Polyester Prices
title_sort co-movement between cotton and polyester prices
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5650313/co-movement-between-cotton-polyester-prices
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8870
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