Crude oil prices between 1985 and 1994: How volatile in relation to other commodities?

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-262

  Plourde, André ^a   Watkins, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Law and Economics Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodity prices; Non parametric methods; Oil prices; Price volatility

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKETING; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; SALES;

COMMODITY PRICES; NON PARAMETRIC METHODS; OIL PRICES; PRICE VOLATILITY;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 0032166591     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0928-7655(97)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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