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20 November, 15:37

Between 2000 and 2008, the price of oil increased from $30 per barrel to $140 per barrel, and the price of gasoline in the United States rose from about $1.50 per gallon to over $4.00 per gallon. Unlike in the 1970s when oil prices spiked, there were no long lines outside gas stations. Why?

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  1. 20 November, 16:06
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    Because the gasoline market was mostly unregulated during the period 2000 and 2008.

    Explanation:

    In the 1970s the government imposed a price ceiling, which created long lines outside the gas stations. They did not do this in the period 2000 to 2008.
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