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Casualty actuary who writes about the impact of the limited supply of oil. Editor of "The Oil Drum" (www.theoildrum.com), and blogger at "Our Finite World" (ourfiniteworld.com)
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Limits To Growth – Do Higher Oil Prices Cause Lower Wages?: Gail Tverberg
As high oil prices continue to increase costs for businesses and governments worldwide, downward pressures may cause a reduction in jobs and wages. The result is a mismatch between...
10 Reasons Why High Oil Prices Are A Problem: Gail Tverberg
Oil prices are expected to remain high this year, especially with the high cost of extraction involved in obtaining more tight oil and oil from other unconventional sources....
A Major Oil-Led Recession In 2013?: Gail Tverberg
The relationship between oil shocks and global recessions is one that has been strongly established for decades. Since World War II, 10 out of 11 recessions in the U.S....
Did Malthus Get It Right After All?: Gail Tverberg
In 1798, British economist Thomas Malthus predicted that a continued population would strip the earth of its resources and eventually lend itself to famine and poverty. While his predictions...
How China Beats The US At Energy Leveraging: Gail Tverberg
Countries like China and India, which leverage their oil use to a greater extent with more coal use are less affected by a rise in oil prices. This...
Fighting Climate Change – Why Current Solutions Don’t Work: Gail Tverberg
World leaders seem to have their minds made up regarding what will fix world CO2 emissions problems. Their list includes taxes on gasoline consumption, more general carbon taxes,...
Why America Won’t Attain Energy Independence Anytime Soon: Gail Tverberg
In its latest World Energy Outlook released last week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicted, among other things, that the U.S. would overtake Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest...
The End Of Cheap Oil & Its Impact On Financial & Energy Security: Gail Tverberg
Historically, many of the world’s major financial crises have been, in some way, connected to the cost or supply of oil. Though numerous countries around the world are...
An Alternative Theory For The World’s Limited Oil Supply: Gail Tverberg
Ever since Mankind first began using crude oil for its energy needs, economists and analysts alike have brought forward numerous theories to forecast the lifecycle of oil supplies, both...
Can We Learn To Live With Higher Oil Prices?: Gail Tverberg
Higher oil prices tend to cause numerous social and economic problems. However, some countries have been able to cover up these problems through a variety of financial techniques....