Are the United States and other countries facing a looming threat of another oil-related recession? Prior to the economic crash in 2008 the price of oil steadily increased. As...

Full Title: Asymmetries in Business Cycles and the Role of Oil Prices Author(s): Betty C. Daniel, Christian M. Hafner, Hans Manner, and L'eopold Simar Publisher(s): The University at Albany Publication Date: 10/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD...

Full Title: Cause & Effect: U.S. Gasoline Prices Author(s): Andrew Holland & Nick Cunningham Publisher(s): American Security Project Publication Date: 2/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: This paper examines the causes of America’s soaring gasoline prices....

Full Title: Do Energy Prices Respond to U.S. Macroeconomic News? A Test of the Hypothesis of Predetermined Energy Prices Author(s): Lutz Kilian and Clara Vega Publisher(s): Federal Reserve Publication Date: 11/2008 Language: English Length: 30...

Full Title: Do Oil Shocks Drive Business Cycles? Some U.S. and International Evidence Author(s): Kristie M. Engemann  Kevin L. Kliesen and Michael T. Owyang Publisher(s): Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Publication Date:...

Full Title: Don't Blame the Physical Markets: Financialization is the Root Cause of Oil and Commodity Price Volatility Author(s): United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Publisher(s): United Nations Conference on Trade...

In a Yardeni Research blog post highlighted by an article in the New York Times, economist Ed Yardeni argued that rising oil prices “may actually be good for the stock...

Full Title: Federal Reserve Board Policy and the Price of Oil Author(s): Dean Baker Publisher(s): Center for Economic and Policy Research Publication Date: 5/2011 Language: English Length: 6 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt): Thank you,...

Full Title: Fighting Oil Addiction: Ranking States’ Gasoline Price Vulnerability and Solutions For Change Author(s): Dave Grossman and Deron Lovaas Publisher(s): Natural Resources Defense Council Publication Date: 11/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Energy policy and prices remain...

With oil playing such an important role in transportation, energy, and manufacturing worldwide, supply disruptions pose a serious threat to the global economy and political stability. Earlier this year, the...

Full Title: In Search of Effective and Viable Policies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Author(s): Nicholas Burger, Liisa Ecola, Thomas Light, Michael Toman Publisher(s): Environment Publication Date: 6/2009 Language: English Length: 12 pages, PDF Full Text:...

Full Title: Leverage vs. Feedback: Which Effect Drives the Oil Market? Author: Sofiane Aboura and Julien Chevallier Publisher(s): U.S. Department of the Interior Publication Date: 7/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): The rise of the US benchmark oil West...

Full Title: Oil and the Marcoeconomy Since the 1970s Author(s): Robert B. Barsky and Lutz Kilian Publisher(s): Journal of Economic Perspectives Publication Date: 10/2004 Language: English Length: 20 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Economists have long been intrigued by empirical evidence...

Full Title: Oil price density forecasts: exploring the linkages with stock markets Author(s): Marco J. Lombardi and Francesco Ravazzolo Publisher(s): Centre For Applied Macro - and Petroleum Economics Publication Date: 12/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: In the recent years several...

Full Title: On the Sources and Consequences of Oil Price Shocks: The Role of Storage Author(s):  Deren Ünalmis, İbrahim Ünalmis, and Derya Filiz ÜNSAL Publisher(s): Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Publication Date: 11/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD...

Full Title: The Future of Oil: Geology versus Technology Author(s): Jaromir Benes, Marcelle Chauvet, Ondra Kamenik, Michael Kumhof, Douglas Laxton, Susanna Mursula and Jack Selody Publisher(s): International Monetary Fund Publication Date: 5/2012 Language: English Length:...

Full Title: The Future of Oil: Geology versus Technology  Author(s): Jaromir Benes, Marcelle Chauvet, Ondra Kamenik, Michael Kumhof, Douglas Laxton, Susanna Mursula and Jack Selody Publisher(s): IMF Publication Date: 5/2012 Language: English Length: 32 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description: We discuss and reconcile two diametrically opposed...

In the second presidential debate of 2012 an attendee asked President Obama, “Your energy secretary, Steven Chu, has now been on record three times stating ‘It’s not policy of this...

Full Title: The Simple Economics of Commodity Price Speculation Author(s): Christopher R. Knittel and Robert S. Pindyck Publisher(s): MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research Publication Date: 4/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: The price of...

Full Title: U.S. Gasoline Policy: Recommendations for the Next Administration Author(s): Amy Myers Jaffe and Kenneth B. Medlock III Publisher(s): The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Publication Date: 1/2009 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: The United States is the world’s largest...

Full Title: U.S. Trade Deficit and the Impact of Changing Oil Prices Author(s): James K. Jackson Publisher(s): Congressional Research Service Publication Date: 2/2011 Language: English Length: 10 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Petroleum prices rose sharply in the first half of 2008,...

Full Title: Unconventional Oil Potential Tends to Change the World Oil Market Author(s): Ekaterina Grushevenko; Dmitry Grushevenko Publisher(s): Energy Science and Technology Publication Date: 7/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Falling unconventional oil production costs and a significant increase in...

The crude oil price spikes and high fuel costs experienced in the U.S. over the past ten years have encouraged many attempts to identify the underlying causes of these trends....

Some analysts have projected gasoline prices to go as high as $5/gallon over the coming months, noting a world-wide crunch of spare oil production capacity, rising demand from developing countries,...