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A short history of crude oil's booms and busts

Geoff Riley

7th March 2016

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This nifty little video from CNN looks at some of the ups and downs in world crude oil prices over the long run.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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