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Title: Spiralling Construction Costs During Construction Boom: What Drives the Construction Material Markets?

Publication Details:

«Բանբեր Հայաստանի պետական տնտեսագիտական համալսարանի» հանդեսն ընդգրկված է դոկտորական ատենախոսությունների արդյունքների տպագրման համար ընդունելի գիտական հրատարակությունների ցանկում:

Journal or Publication Title:

Բանբեր Հայաստանի պետական տնտեսագիտական համալսարանի=Вестник Армянского государственного экономического университета=Messenger of Armenian State University of Economics

Date of publication:

2024

Number:

3

ISSN:

1829-0280

Official URL:


Coverage:

91-105

Abstract:

The article explores the dynamics of building material prices by examining global and local markets. The research identifies the factors influencing price fluctuations and investigates whether these factors stem from demand-side or supply-side influences. Based on the literature and collected data, the study highlights that building materials, such as cement and steel, are critical to the construction sector, with major producers including China, India, Turkey, Germany, and the US. While price developments are influenced by global supply-demand dynamics, raw material prices, trade policies, supply chain disruptions, and China's economic activity, the post-Covid spike in construction prices was driven by macroeconomic imbalances and supply chain disruptions. Our empirical assessments imply that this price spike was transferred to Armenia, as global prices are a key determinant for Armenia’s import-dependent construction sector. Another important determinant was Armenia’s GDP gap, with a transition mechanism working through the demand for construction, and hence – demand for construction materials and inflationary pressures stemming from them. The research results imply, that business and policy planning in the construction sector can benefit from forecasting construction prices given a realistic input of assumptions on external and domestic variables.

Place of publishing:

Երևան

Publisher:

«Տնտեսագետ» հրատ․

Format:

pdf

Identifier:

oai:arar.sci.am:381444

Language:

հy ; ru ; en

General note:

Նյութը վերցված է Հայաստանի պետական տնտեսագիտական համալսարանի կայքից։

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Jan 30, 2025

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Jan 30, 2025

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