Why do oil prices jump (or fall)?

Energy Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1029-1043

  Wirl, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Politics; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; EARNINGS; PROFITABILITY; STATISTICS;

BACKWARD BENDING SUPPLY SEGMENTS; MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA; OIL PRICES;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INVESTMENT; OIL PRODUCTION; PRICE DYNAMICS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 39149094944     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2007.11.024     Document Type: Article

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