Essays about: "Oil crises"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 20 essays containing the words Oil crises.

1. 11. Oil and the Power it EntailsGlobal Interdependence and Macroeconomic Impact

   University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

   Author : Sofia Karlsson; Ida Laurén; [2014]
   Keywords : Oil dependency; Oil crises; Macroeconomics; Oljeberoende; Oljekriser; Makroekonomi;

   Abstract : The study covers oil and the power it entails and focuses on oil interdependence, oil-related conflicts and crises and macroeconomic effects. This thesis aims to examine the global oil industry's trade structure, to clarify the international geopolitical situation in the oil industry, and to analyze the effects of fluctuations in price on a macroeconomic level. READ MORE

3. 12. IEA and Oil : Track record analysis and assessment of oil supply scenarios in WEO 2000-2013

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utveckling

   Author : Petter Henke; [2014]
   Keywords : International Energy Agency; Oil; World Energy Outlook; Energy security; Scenario;

   Abstract : The World Energy Outlook (WEO), an annual publication from the International Energy Agency (IEA), is often considered to be the most authoritative source of future energy scenarios for policy decision makers. The demand and supply scenarios for oil, one of the most irreplaceable resources in the global energy system, are central in each report. READ MORE

4. 13. Time-Varying Correlation and the Benefits of Cross-Asset Class Diversification

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Tobias Lideus; Rikard Engberg; [2013]
   Keywords : Correlation; Diversification; Investment Management; Corporate bonds; Sharpe ratio;

   Abstract : In this thesis, return data on the US stock and corporate bond markets together with gold and WTI-Crude Oil prices over the period 1987 - 2012 were used to examine the time-varying correlations and benefits from cross-asset class diversification. It concludes that correlations vary distinctly over time and an all-equity investor benefit from having positions in the bond market, as investment grade bonds have shown a generally low or negative correlation with the stock market during crises. READ MORE

5. 14. Perceptual Safe Havens - A study of Gold, Oil, Palladium, Wheat, Bonds, USD, and Stocks

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Oscar Lindahl; Erik Krondahl; [2012]
   Keywords : Safe Haven; Black Swan; Financial Turmoil; Hedge; Crises Characteristics; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine how assets that are normally viewed as safe havens act in time of market distress, and how different type of crisis affect different assets.... READ MORE

6. 15. Collapse and the City: The Breakdown of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, 2005

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Angelina Jakobsson; [2012]
   Keywords : Societal collapse; city collapse; environment; natural disaster; crisis; catastrophe; flooding; Jared Diamond; Clive Ponting; Samhällskollaps; stadskollaps; miljö; naturkatastrof; kris; sammanbrott; orkan; översvämning; Jared Diamond; Clive Ponting;

   Abstract : The environment has become the center of attention in recent years. The world is at the brink of several interrelated ‘green’ crises: environmental degradation, climate change, peak oil, food crisis, and various natural disasters. Hence, there is a viable threat to society. READ MORE