Speculation and Oil Price Formation

Can the boom in oil prices be explained in terms of tightened market fundamentals? Or has the oil market been distorted by the entry of financial players? This article will try to shed light on the marked increase in volatility during the latest 2008-2009 price cycle and on the role of speculators in the oil market.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Fattouh, Bassam
Published in:	Review of Environment, Energy and Economics - Re3. - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM). - 2012, February
Publisher:	Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
Subject:	Oil Market \| Speculation

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	Q4 - Energy ; Q48 - Government Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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