tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post7631098989904483871..comments2023-11-24T03:20:02.361-07:00Comments on Tufte's Economics Classes Blog - A Living Textbook: Oil Prices: Higher or Lower in 2010?Dr. Tuftehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-72391380686087183492009-11-20T02:20:01.648-07:002009-11-20T02:20:01.648-07:00Looking forDomestic Oil Burner? Get more informati...Looking for<a href="http://www.heatingoil4less.com/" rel="nofollow">Domestic Oil Burner</a>? Get more information on Oil Burner Parts, Discount Heating Oil Price,Oil Prices Statistics and many more with your area zip code and enjoy your savings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-83246969334173011062009-09-15T20:10:51.048-06:002009-09-15T20:10:51.048-06:00Oil prices in the future will depend on many thing...Oil prices in the future will depend on many things in the economy. What happens if the dollar makes a strong run and is more valuable versus other currency? What happens if it does just the opposite? Oil prices will creep higher and higher in the coming years. If you have ever cooked a frog you know that you cannot start with boiling water. The frog just jumps out if you do this. You must Lucasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-49155846922816082202009-09-14T22:52:22.681-06:002009-09-14T22:52:22.681-06:00Rachel: you'll lose full credit next time if y...Rachel: you'll lose full credit next time if you post something with that many grammatical errors.<br /><br />I'm going to keep my mouth shut on this one (mostly). The last 5 years or so illustrated for me that I don't know anything about oil price forecasting.<br /><br />One thing I will add though, is that any claim that alternative fuels are going to make a dent in this is just Dr. Tuftehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17397586052171706438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-19295645566294250212009-09-10T17:28:35.437-06:002009-09-10T17:28:35.437-06:00I disagree with Thomas. I believe oil prices will...I disagree with Thomas. I believe oil prices will not go up in 2010.<br /><br />I heard a report on NPR this week about oil prices staying put in the short-run. The causes put forth were similar to the reasons for decreasing demand in the "Utility Bills" post. Domestically, recession has many consumers looking to cut expenses through the winter months by utilizing more sweaters and Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795068655313652257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7169279.post-83004842094612351222009-09-10T15:19:18.495-06:002009-09-10T15:19:18.495-06:00I think oil prices will definitely go up in 2010. ...I think oil prices will definitely go up in 2010. However, I don't think they will go up dramatically, and, for the near future, they probably won't top the prices we reached during the Summer of 2008. <br /><br />In the long run, oil prices will likely continue to go up, but 10 years down the road there will likely be a large percentage of electric and alternative-fuel cars on the road, Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679263892955993886noreply@blogger.com