Essays about: "crude oil markets"

Showing result 11 - 14 of 14 essays containing the words crude oil markets.

  1. 11. The impact of oil price on stock returns in oil-exporting economies: The case of Russia and Norway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Abdulla Alikhanov; Trang Nguyen; [2011]
    Keywords : Crude oil price; developing markets; Russia; Norway; VAR model; Unit root; Impulse Response; Granger Causality; Asymmetric effect; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of our paper is to examine the relationship and interactions between oil price movements and stock market indexes in main two oil exporting countries - Russia and Norway from January 1998 to March 2011, and test how and to what extent oil prices together with other variables influence stock markets. Apart from crude oil price, we also include to our model some macroeconomic explanatory variables that are directly linked to stock market performance as well as oil price movements. READ MORE

  3. 12. Oil price fluctuations and Its effect on GDP growth

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi; IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Aaron Gonzalez ; Sherzod Nabiyev; [2009]
    Keywords : Oil; GDP growth;

    Abstract : During the year of 2008, the world has experienced historically high oil prices reaching an all time high of 147 USD per barrel in midsummer. The extreme volatility of what is consider the number one source of energy reopened discussions about energy sustainability and the plausible effects of an oil shock in the global economy. READ MORE

  4. 13. Sustainable development in the major international trade agreements as applied to cross-border crude oil trade.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Tanja Turgot; [2008]
    Keywords : Miljörätt; Utrikeshandelsrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Oil has been the major fossil fuel since the days of its discovering. It takes a special place in the international energy trade regime, as it is an exhaustible natural resource sensitive to political and economic changes. The instability in oil prices may lead to a considerable disruption of the global economy. READ MORE

  5. 14. How Skanska can handle risks due to price fluctuations in commodity markets : Is it Economic Effective to Use a Commodity Hedge?

    University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Andrea Arppe; Fredrik Elfstadius; [2006]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis is written in commission for Skanska Financial Services (SFS), which is a support unit that services the multinational construction company Skanska AB and Skanska’s Business Units, and coordinates the Group’s relations with financial markets and institutions. Construction companies that undertake construction projects face a number of unique problems. READ MORE