Cheap Oil Forever? – Disaster for the (Auto) Industry!

Mike Smitka, Economics Dept, Washington and Lee University The global auto industry is placing very large bets on the value of lightweightin...

Peak Oil is Here

I will write a follow-up post asking what I got wrong and what (if anything) I got right with my analysis below. When done, I'll put in ...

Has Auto Racing Outrun Its Usefulness?

This is the first in a series of guest posts by Mike Smitka's students, drawn from the Economics 244 course blog. ...road cars have bee...