The dynamics of financial and macroeconomic determinants in natural gas and crude oil markets: Evidence from Oecd/Gcc/Opec countries

This study analyzes the countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) within the data period to test whether there is long-term or short-term relationship between world's oil and natural gas consumption and the economic growth in the relevant countries. This analysis is undertaken in relation to the variables of world energy prices (Brent, West Texas Intermediate, Dubai, Henry Hub, Japan and Russia) and the liquidity level, stock market and industrial production of the target countries. Within the framework of this study, Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF), Phillips-Perron (PP) and Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmidt-Shin (KPSS) unit root tests, Johansen cointegration and Granger causality analyses are implemented. The empirical findings of this thesis indicate that there are multidirectional relationships between the above-mentioned variables. These relationships can be explained by the factors that each country group owns within the framework of their energy sources, financial markets, economic conditions and geographical positions. The data accrued and analyzed in this thesis is presented as a contribution to guide policymakers, global investors and researchers in constituting an extensive country specific energy, macroeconomic and financial policies.