Date of Award
2014-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Economics
Advisor(s)
Thomas M. Fullerton
Abstract
Previous studies show that a variety of different variables influence retail gasoline price fluctuations. In the case of El Paso, Texas, those variables would include wholesale gasoline prices, local economic conditions, weather, and, more uniquely, cross-border economic variables associated with Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in Mexico. To analyze the contributions of these variables to monthly price movements for gasoline in El Paso, a theoretical model is specified. From the latter construct, a reduced form equation is extracted. That specification is then expressed within an error correction framework to allow accounting for both long-run and short-run behaviors in this metropolitan economy. Results indicate that the border poses a fairly substantial barrier to economic integration in this specific region.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2014
File Size
49 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Alan Andres Jimenez
Recommended Citation
Jimenez, Alan Andres, "An Econometric Analysis of Retail Gasoline Prices in El Paso" (2014). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 1650.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/1650