01775cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011632 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781463931810 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Wu, Tao. Measuring Oil-Price Shocks Using Market-Based Information / Tao Wu, Michele Cavallo. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (42 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students We study the effects of oil-price shocks on the U.S. economy combining narrative and quantitative approaches. After examining daily oil-related events since 1984, we classify them into various event types. We then develop measures of exogenous shocks that avoid endogeneity and predictability concerns. Estimation results indicate that oil-price shocks have had substantial and statistically significant effects during the last 25 years. In contrast, traditional VAR approaches imply much weaker and insignificant effects for the same period. This discrepancy stems from the inability of VARs to separate exogenous oil-supply shocks from endogenous oil-price fluctuations driven by changes in oil demand. Mode of access: Internet Cavallo, Michele. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/019 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2012/019/001.2012.issue-019-en.xml IMF e-Library