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dc.contributor.authorWilson, Meghan
dc.contributor.authorSaylor, Ben
dc.contributor.authorSzymoniak, Nick
dc.contributor.authorColt, Steve
dc.contributor.authorFay, Ginny
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-19T21:31:59Z
dc.date.available2014-09-19T21:31:59Z
dc.date.issued2008-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/4416
dc.description.abstractThe spike in oil prices has hit rural Alaskans especially hard, because they rely mostly on fuel oil for heating. But some rural residents are paying much more than others—at times 100% more. The Alaska Energy Authority asked ISER to analyze what determines the prices rural households pay for fuel oil and gasoline. The agency hopes this research can help identify possible ways of holding down fuel prices in the future. In this summary we report only fuel oil prices, but the full report (see back page) also includes gasoline prices. We studied 10 communities that reflect, as much as possible, the forces driving fuel prices. We collected information in November 2007, and fuel prices have gone up a lot since then. Crude oil sold for $120 a barrel in mid-May, up from about $80 in fall 2007.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorageen_US
dc.titleDollars of Difference: What Affects Fuel Prices Around Alaska?en_US
dc.title.alternativeResearch Summary No. 68en_US
dc.typeReporten_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-01-25T01:53:10Z


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