Fuel prices : rhyme or reason? / / William P. Vestus, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (110 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.4/3665538270973
• Soggetto topico: Gasoline - Prices - United States; Gasoline industry - United States; Motor fuels - Prices - United States
• Altri autori: VestusWilliam P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- FUEL PRICES: RHYME OR REASON? -- FUEL PRICES: RHYME OR REASON? -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- GASOLINE AND OIL PRICES -- SUMMARY -- GASOLINE AND OIL PRICE INCREASES -- FACTORS AFFECTING OIL PRICES -- WORLD DEMAND -- FINANCIAL SPECULATION -- VALUE OF THE DOLLAR -- NATIONAL SUBSIDIES -- OIL SUPPLY -- POLICY ISSUES -- CONCLUSION -- ENDNOTES -- THE DISPARITY BETWEEN RETAIL GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL PRICES -- SUMMARY -- REFINING AND SUPPLY OF GASOLINE AND MIDDLE DISTILLATES -- DIESEL AND GASOLINE PRICES -- FACTORS INFLUENCING GASOLINE-DIESEL FUEL PRICE DIFFERENTIAL -- World Market Balance -- Refinery Output -- Sulfur Content -- Heating Oil/Seasonality -- Pricing Practices -- CONCLUSION -- ENDNOTES -- TRANSPORTATION FUEL TAXES: IMPACTS OF A REPEAL OR MORATORIUM -- SUMMARY -- INCREASE IN CRUDE OIL AND REFINED PRODUCT PRICES -- PROPOSALS TO OFFSET EFFECTS OF HIGHER CRUDE OIL PRICES -- Selected Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress -- IMPACTS ON MARKETS AND PRICES -- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EFFECTS -- Federal Surface Transportation Program Revenue Issues -- ENDNOTES -- MOTOR FUELS: STAKEHOLDER VIEWS ON COMPENSATING FOR THE EFFECTS OF GASOLINE TEMPERATURE ON VOLUME AT THE PUMP -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- LETTER -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- THE MAGNITUDE OF EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATION COSTS OF ADOPTING AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IS UNCLEAR -- IT IS UNCLEAR WHO WOULD BEAR THE COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION -- GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE ADOPTED AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION DID SO LARGELY TO IMPROVE PURCHASING EQUITY, AND THOSE THAT HAVE NOT CITED CONCERNS THAT THE COSTS WOULD OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- ENDNOTES -- GASOLINE PRICES: CAUSES OF INCREASES AND CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. ; BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS -- Legislative Activities -- Why Are Prices So High? -- Policy Options -- Oil-Related Legislation -- LEGISLATION -- ENDNOTES -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- Untitled.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fuel prices
• ISBN: 1-61209-400-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810115103321
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