Managing Storable Commodity Risks: The Role of Inventory and Financial Hedge

Panos Kouvelis
Panos Kouvelis
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Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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Rong Li
Rong Li
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Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130; and Nankai Business School, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China
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Qing Ding
Qing Ding
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Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178899
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Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130; and Nankai Business School, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin, China

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Qing Ding

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Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore 178899

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Published Online:3 May 2013https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2013.0433

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Accepted:January 13, 2013
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