Essays about: "Fluctuations in the price of oil"

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  1. 1. Wealth Redistribution through Balance Sheet Revaluations - Evidence from Norway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustav Sundén; [2023]
    Keywords : Inequality; Wealth; Monetary Policy; Inflation; Household Heterogeneity; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of fluctuations in inflation, monetary policy, and oil prices on the balance sheets of Norwegian households across the wealth distribution. Using a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregression model, this study simulates the shocks and assesses their transmission through the unexpected inflation and portfolio composition channel throughout the wealth distribution. READ MORE

  2. 2. The inflationary effects of oil price changes on advanced and developing economies

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Hugo Lindblom; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The price of oil has long been viewed as an important factor in explaining inflation. This is in part due to its importance in the economy and the large fluctuations the oil price has had historically. READ MORE

  3. 3. Oil and Dutch Disease : The case of Nigeria

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Josef Sindre; [2023]
    Keywords : Dutch Disease; Nigeria; Agricultural sector; Natural resources;

    Abstract : This essay examines the impact of the phenomenon of Dutch Disease on the agriculture sector in Nigeria since the beginning of the 1980s. Dutch Disease is a misfortune that generally affects resource-rich countries due to exploiting and exporting their natural resources. READ MORE

  4. 4. A time series analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on container shipping freight rates: An application to the Asia-Europe trade route

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Chen Yuchun; Zhou Shiyu; [2022-08-03]
    Keywords : Container shipping; Freight rates; COVID-19; Oil prices; Stock market prices; Time series model; GARCH;

    Abstract : The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic caused a sudden disruption to the shipping industry. However, for container shipping, freight rates have reached record highs during the pandemic. Shipping companies realise that understanding the impact of exogenous shocks on freight rate fluctuations to forecast freight rates is critical. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Influence of Gold Market on Bitcoin Prices : Is there a correlation?

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Kasra Shariati; [2022]
    Keywords : Bitcoin; Gold; Investor Attention; Market Performance; Virtual Currency Development; Investments; Correlation;

    Abstract : Background: This paper analyses the influence of fluctuation in gold market on bitcoin prices. Based on previous studies, in present market conditions, volatility in gold prices have caused price changes in several other major assets in the market, such as crude oil. Gold fluctuations are likely to stimulate uncertainty in some other major assets. READ MORE