Causes and consequences of the oil shock of 2007–08
James Hamilton
No 2009-02, FRB Atlanta CQER Working Paper from Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Abstract:
This paper explores similarities and differences between the run-up of oil prices in 2007??08 and earlier oil price shocks, looking at what caused the price increase and what effects it had on the economy. Whereas historical oil price shocks were primarily caused by physical disruptions of supply, the price run-up of 2007??08 was caused by strong demand confronting stagnating world production. Although the causes were different, the consequences for the economy appear to have been very similar to those observed in earlier episodes, with significant effects on overall consumption spending and purchases of domestic automobiles in particular. In the absence of those declines, it is unlikely that we would have characterized the period 2007:Q4 to 2008:Q3 as one of economic recession for the United States. The experience of 2007??08 should thus be added to the list of recessions to which oil prices appear to have made a material contribution.
Date: 2010
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