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Treiben Indexfonds Agrarrohstoffpreise? Nein!

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Published/Copyright: July 6, 2016

Zusammenfassung

Der vorliegende Beitrag setzt sich mit der Behauptung auseinander, die hohen Investitionsvolumina von Indexfonds seien für die starken Agrarrohstoffpreissteigerungen der Jahre 2007/2008 und 2010/2011 maßgeblich verantwortlich. Während diese Mutmaßung in der öffentlichen Diskussion als generell akzeptiert galt, zeigt die sachgerechte theoretische und empirische Diskussion, dass Indexfonds nicht als Treiber hoher Agrarrohstoffpreissteigerungen und daher nicht als Verursacher von Hunger in Schwellenländern in Frage kommen. Ferner entbehren strenge regulatorische Forderungen bis hin zu einem Verbot von Indexfonds einer fundierten Grundlage.

JEL-Klassifikation: G10; Q14

Danksagung

Der vorliegende Beitrag wurde im Forschungskolloquium der Technischen Universität Dresden vorgestellt. Den Teilnehmern sei an dieser Stelle für die Diskussion und die kritischen Hinweise gedankt. Des Weiteren gebührt Thomas Ehrmann, Michael Hagmans und drei anonymen Gutachtern Dank für wertvolle Hinweise, die zur Verbesserung des Beitrags beigetragen haben.

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