Energy demand / Govinda Timilsina -- Energy and economic growth / David Stern -- Oil prices and the macroeconomy / Lance Bachmeier and Michael Plante -- Economics of renewable energy / Painuly J. Prasad and Norbert Wohlgemuth -- Energy efficiency and economy-wide rebound: realising a net gain to...

This thesis is submitted in partial ful lment of the requirements for a PhD degree in Finance. Admittedly, the thesis is more closely related to the eld of maritime economics and focuses on crude oil tanker markets. This thesis studies freight rates, which have sparked the interest of maritime...