Price cycles in Perth petrol markets: A spectral analysis

Numerous commentators have noted the tendency of retail petroleum prices to cycle. This paper undertakes a formal analysis of petroleum price cycles, using spectral analysis to uncover which cycles are most important, and regression analysis to ascertain what drives that importance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wills-Johnson, Nick
Format: Working Paper
Published: Centre for Research in Applied Economics, Curtin Business School 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19066