Volatility of Oil Prices /

This paper examines the behavior of crude oil prices since 1980, and in particular the volatility of these prices. The empirical analysis covers 'spot' prices for one of the key internationally traded crudes, namely Dated Brent Blend. A GARCH (generalized autoregressive conditional heteros...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wickham, Peter
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/082
Online Access:Full text available on IMF