Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Natural Resource Markets
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 4083
Special Issue Editor
Interests: agricultural market; fisheries market; oil market; natural gas market; coal market; energy transition; energy security; energy-environmental Kuznets curve; time series analysis; discrete choice experiment; altruistic consumption
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since lockdown regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic often restricted business hours and the number of customers entering shops, as well as forcing strict social distancing, the pandemic had a devastating influence on restaurants and bars. Many of businesses even had to close their shops when such lockdown measures were implemented. It has been suggested that certain food demand has dropped related to the decline in shops continuing their business during the pandemic. Investigating how such demand shocks in the food industry related to the pandemic is a crucial issue. Furthermore, the lockdown has also influenced energy demand since human mobility has been restricted and more people have spent their time in their homes.
All these changes in consumer demand are likely reflected in prices of natural resources: agricultural, energy, mineral, water, etc. However, there are still few studies investigating how the COVID-19 shock has influenced the natural-resource markets.
To shed light on this issue, this Special Issue seeks to gather studies focusing on various regions and those examining the impacts of the pandemic on various natural resources. Studies comparing situations of various regions are also welcomed. For this Special Issue, submissions on diverse topics relevant but not limited to the following areas are welcome:
- Effects of the pandemic on agricultural products;
- Effects of the pandemic on the food industry;
- Effects of the pandemic on seafood;
- Effects of the pandemic on the beverage market;
- Effects of the pandemic on energy markets such as oil, natural gas, and coal;
- Effects of the pandemic on various mineral markets.
Dr. Kentaka Aruga
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- consumption
- food industry
- commodity price
- fuels
- minerals
- electricity
- water
- agriculture
- demand shock
- supply shock
- event
- time-series data
