The Global Economy is Now More Vulnerable to Oil Prices than Ever

The Global Economy is Now More Vulnerable to Oil Prices than Ever

from OilPrice.com Daily News Update by tol@oilprice.com (The Oil Drum)

This paper examines the impact of oil price changes on global economic growth. Unlike some recent studies, this paper finds that oil price rises have had significant negative impacts on world economic growth. A time-series analysis of the data from 1971 to 2010 finds that an increase in real oil price by 10 dollars is associated with a reduction of world economic growth rate by between 0.4 and 1% in the following year. As oil prices approach historical highs, the global economy may be vulnerable to another oil price shock. As oil prices approach…Read more...