Thursday, 19 December 2013

Think about this.... a break up of a collusive oligopoly

Since the 1960s, OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) has dominated global oil markets, controlling production, exports and prices. The shale boom however, particularly in North America, could shift some power away from the cartel, to small, nimble companies.

  Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 one half to David Card University of California, Berkeley, USA...