Assessing the Financialization Hypothesis

The main objectives of this paper are to assess whether financialization can impact oil market behaviour over and above structural fundamental changes, and whether these changes affect final consumers’ welfare. While shifts arising in financial investors’ preferences and wealth can explain the rise...

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Main Authors: Fattouh, B, Mahadeva, L
Formato: Working paper
Idioma:English
Publicado: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies 2012