OPEC in the epoch of globalization: An event study of global oil prices

Global Economy Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Bina, Cyrus ^a   Vo, Minh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartel; Competition; Differential oil rent; Event study; Global oil market; OPEC; Rentier state; Volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847133947     PISSN: 15245861     EISSN: 15245861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1524-5861.1236     Document Type: Article

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