In the light of the poor performance of the Nigerian economy since independence despite the huge mineral, material and human endowment, as well as the accelerating dynamics of the global economy, this study was set out to examine the economic importance of palm crude oil production in Nigeria. ...
[解析] 从文章倒数第二段中,我们可以看到“Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were,and 30 less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation,a shih to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy,energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.Sof...
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were, and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price. Energy conservation, a shift toother fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption. Software, consultancy and mobile telephon...
Edelstein and Kilian (2009) propose a few possible explanations for the declining importance of energy price shocks, two of which are examined carefully in the present paper. First, the composition of oil price shocks has changed dramatically. Kilian (2009) shows that oil price shocks can be de...
(EMDEs)islikelytoremainsubdued,lessonslearnedfromepisodesofinvestmentgrowthaccelerationoverthe pastsevendecadeshighlighttheimportanceofmacroeconomicandstructuralpolicyactionsandtheir interactionwithwell-functioninginstitutionsinboostinginvestmentandthuslong-termgrowthprospects. Commodity-exportingEMDEsfaceauniquesetofchallengesam...
I. Change in Importance of Physical and Physiological Factors with Increasing Digestibility1 Voluntary dry feed intake and dry matter digestibility were determined in 114 trials with lactating dairy cows. The rations ranged between 52 and 80% in di... HR Conrad,AD Pratt,JW Hibbs - 《Journal of...
Crude oil exploration is a source of significant revenue in Africa via trade and investment since its discovery in the mid-19th Century. Crude oil has bolstered the continent’s economy and improved the wellbeing of the citizenry. Historically, Africa has suffered from conflicts due to uneven re...
Rich economies are also less dependent on oil than they were, and so less sensitive to swings in the oil price.Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy intensive industries have reduced oil consumption. Software, consultancy and mobile telephon...
In response to stricter regulations on ship air emissions, many shipowners have installed exhaust gas cleaning systems, known as scrubbers, allowing for use of cheap residual heavy fuel oil. Scrubbers produce large volumes of acidic and polluted water th
The Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Cushing Crude Oil Stocks Change is one of the key factors of WTI oil price changes. Cushing (Oklahoma) is the delivery point for the US WTI crude oil