A reexamination of the crude oil price-unemployment relationship in the United States
- Economic Research Service, Washington, DC (United States). Natural Resources and Environment Div.
- Ohio Univ., Athens, OH (United States). Dept. of Economics
This study begins by asking whether fluctuations in the price of crude oil have affected employment and the rate of unemployment in the US. After reviewing previous assessments of the issue, the existence of an empirical relationship between the rate of unemployment and crude oil price volatility is established using Granger causality. Subsequently, the nature of the relationship is estimated with the results suggesting that at least three full years are required before the measurable impact of a percentage change in the real price of crude oil on the change in unemployment is exhausted. Finally, the structural stability of the functional relationship between the change in unemployment and the volatility of the price of crude oil and the percentage change in gross national product is examined.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 253776
- Journal Information:
- Energy Sources, Journal Name: Energy Sources Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 18; ISSN 0090-8312; ISSN EGYSAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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