Fuel Prices : Rhyme or Reason?

Intro -- FUEL PRICES: RHYME OR REASON? -- FUEL PRICES: RHYME OR REASON? -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- GASOLINE AND OIL PRICES -- SUMMARY -- GASOLINE AND OIL PRICE INCREASES -- FACTORS AFFECTING OIL PRICES -- WORLD DEMAND -- FINANCIAL SPECULATION -- VALUE OF THE DOLLAR -- NATIONAL SUBSIDIES -- OIL SUPPLY -- POLICY ISSUES -- CONCLUSION -- ENDNOTES -- THE DISPARITY BETWEEN RETAIL GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL PRICES -- SUMMARY -- REFINING AND SUPPLY OF GASOLINE AND MIDDLE DISTILLATES -- DIESEL AND GASOLINE PRICES -- FACTORS INFLUENCING GASOLINE-DIESEL FUEL PRICE DIFFERENTIAL -- World Market Balance -- Refinery Output -- Sulfur Content -- Heating Oil/Seasonality -- Pricing Practices -- CONCLUSION -- ENDNOTES -- TRANSPORTATION FUEL TAXES: IMPACTS OF A REPEAL OR MORATORIUM -- SUMMARY -- INCREASE IN CRUDE OIL AND REFINED PRODUCT PRICES -- PROPOSALS TO OFFSET EFFECTS OF HIGHER CRUDE OIL PRICES -- Selected Legislative Proposals in the 110th Congress -- IMPACTS ON MARKETS AND PRICES -- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM EFFECTS -- Federal Surface Transportation Program Revenue Issues -- ENDNOTES -- MOTOR FUELS: STAKEHOLDER VIEWS ON COMPENSATING FOR THE EFFECTS OF GASOLINE TEMPERATURE ON VOLUME AT THE PUMP -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- LETTER -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- THE MAGNITUDE OF EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATION COSTS OF ADOPTING AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IS UNCLEAR -- IT IS UNCLEAR WHO WOULD BEAR THE COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION -- GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE ADOPTED AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION DID SO LARGELY TO IMPROVE PURCHASING EQUITY, AND THOSE THAT HAVE NOT CITED CONCERNS THAT THE COSTS WOULD OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- ENDNOTES -- GASOLINE PRICES: CAUSES OF INCREASES AND CONGRESSIONAL RESPONSE -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.