Did the price control achieve its goal?

Myeong hwan Kim () and Kwang Woo Park ()
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Myeong hwan Kim: Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Kwang Woo Park: Minnesota State University, Mankato

Economics Bulletin, 2009, vol. 29, issue 2, 1432-1442

Abstract: As a result of the 1973 oil embargo and the subsequent increase of world oil prices, the oil price control program took place in order to reduce the impact of sharply higher external oil prices. In this regard, since the domestic price for oil was below that of the world market, the price control effort seemed to be regarded as successful. Did the oil price control achieve its goal? Maybe not. This study shows that the price control for the domestically produced crude oil was ineffective and enhanced the ability of external suppliers to manipulate prices.

Keywords: Oil; Price; Price; Control (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E6 Q4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-06-28
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