òòò½Íø Review
ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)
The Macroeconomic Effects of Oil Supply News: Evidence from OPEC Announcements
òòò½Íø Review
vol. 111,
no. 4, April 2021
(pp. 1092–1125)
Abstract
This paper studies how changes in oil supply expectations affect the oil price and the macroeconomy. Using a novel identification design, exploiting institutional features of OPEC and high-frequency data, I identify an oil supply news shock. These shocks have statistically and economically significant effects. Negative news leads to an immediate increase in oil prices, a gradual fall in oil production, and an increase in inventories. This has consequences for the US economy: activity falls, prices and inflation expectations rise, and the dollar depreciates, providing evidence for a strong channel operating through supply expectations.Citation
Känzig, Diego R. 2021. "The Macroeconomic Effects of Oil Supply News: Evidence from OPEC Announcements." òòò½Íø Review 111 (4): 1092–1125. DOI: 10.1257/aer.20190964Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- E31 Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
- E32 Business Fluctuations; Cycles
- F31 Foreign Exchange
- Q35 Hydrocarbon Resources
- Q38 Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy
- Q43 Energy and the Macroeconomy