Articles & Submissions
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies is periodically asked to submit articles to journals and publications worldwide.
As well as make submissions to various comittees. Below you will find a number of such articles. In all cases, the views expressed are those of the authors, and should not be taken to represent the position of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies.Oil and International Energy Markets
Published: 7th December 2011| By: OIES
Several members of OIES contributed articles to, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Volume 27, Issue 1, Spring 2011, edited by Christopher Allsopp and Bassam Fattouh. Each issue concentrates on a current theme in economic policy, with a balance between macro- and microeconomics, giving a valuable appraisal of economic policies worldwide. Volume 27, Issue 1, focuses [...]
Categories / Articles & Submissions, Energy Economics, Gas, Oil, Publications
Transitional Committee Submissions
Published: 15th August 2011| By: Benito Müller
The Transitional Committee was established at Cancun in December 2010 to design the new Green Climate Fund, as part of the effort to reform the financial mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change as part of the Cancun commitment by developed countries to mobilize up US$100 billion annually in support of climate change [...]
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Searching in Vain for the Oil Shock Effect
Published: 30th September 2009| By: Paul Segal
Paul Segal argues that the role of the oil price in causing recessions including the current one has been overstated – though it remains an important macroeconomic variable. Click here to read the full article.
Categories / Articles & Submissions, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Finance, Oil, Oil & Middle East Programme
Why the Re-Introduction of Price Control Regulation is the Only Remedy Which Will Work for Domestic Energy Consumers
Published: 1st September 2008| By: Philip Wright
In contrast to the findings of the recent BERR Committee enquiry into UK energy prices, Professor Philip Wright and Dr Ian Rutledge argued in their evidence to the Committee that the re-introduction of price control regulation is the only policy solution which can protect domestic consumers from being over-charged under the cover of rising wholesale [...]
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A note on oil prices and the world economy in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook
Published: 1st July 2007| By: Paul Segal
The IMF’s most recent World Economic Outlook (IMF 2007) contains a box entitled “Understanding the Link Between Oil Prices and the World Economy”. In our view the analysis is misleading, and likely to confuse rather than clarify the question of the relationship between demand, supply, oil prices, and the world economy.
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Adaptation Funding and the World Bank Investment Framework Initiative
Published: 1st June 2006| By: Benito Müller
A recent World Bank Report estimates that ‘climate-proofing’ investments in developing countries – excluding additional investment needed to reduce the exposure to current climate risks and climate related damage that will have already occurred – will cost between $9 and $41 billion annually. In this background paper prepared for the Gleneagles Dialogue, Dr Benito Müller [...]
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Royal Dutch Shell: Putting at Risk Reputation as a Resource
Published: 1st October 2004| By: Robert Arnott
The Shell Group has had to learn some salutary lessons in recent months. Robert Arnott reviews the recently published Audit Report and highlights the clash between corporate culture and governance.
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Kyoto’s Future Lies in Putin’s Hands
Published: 1st August 2004| By: Benito Müller
The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in Russia ultimately lies in the hands of President Putin. Will he go down in history as the man who saved the Kyoto Protocol? Benito Muller and Alexander Golub comment on why he should. Click here to read the full article.
Categories / Articles & Submissions, Energy and the Environment, Energy Economics, Energy Policy, Finance
The UK Energy Policy Accident: Driving into a Wall?
Published: 1st July 2004| By: J. Bower
Current UK energy policy is adversely affecting investment decisions in the power generation sector. John Bower examines current policy and seeks a pragmatic solution. (published in Platts European Electricity Review 2004)
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